Advent

While a traditional Advent calendar is a familiar sight to many, a Jesse Tree is another way to keep track of the days leading up to Christmas. The tree originates in the Bible's book of Isaiah and…

Advent is the season in the Christian calendar that celebrates the weeks leading up to the birth of Jesus Christ. Children in Sunday School often study this season and learn about its meaning. Use…

Advent is the period of waiting observed by many Christians during the days leading up to Christmas. This holiday is filled with anticipation and it is an important tradition in the Christian church.…

Currently Advent is a time for families to prepare for Christmas and to learn about the history of Christmas. Traditionally, Advent was a time of a three- to six-week fast in which a feast on…

Advent is the four weeks before Christmas and serves as preparation for Jesus's birth. It is originally a Lutheran tradition but has spread to other Christian religions. A lot of people use this time…

Most Christian groups groups spend the four weeks prior to Christmas preparing for the birth of Jesus. This celebration time is called Advent. Each religious group uses colors, symbols, scripture and…

Many Christians celebrate a period of time during the Christmas season called Advent. Advent begins four Sundays prior to Christmas day and continues until Christmas Eve. During this time, Christians…

Advent is a liturgical tradition meant to help families prepare their hearts and minds for Christmas through daily reading and study of scripture passages. Traditionally, Advent begins on the fourth…

Advent, observed by certain Christian denominations in the weeks preceding Christmas, is a time of preparation of heart and mind for the coming of Christ anticipated at Christmas. Families desiring to…

The Advent season is an annual period of religious celebration that begins four Sundays before Christmas and lasts until Christmas. The focus of this four-week celebration, observed by many Christian…

As an ageless symbol of the light of the world and the passage of time until Christmas, the hanging of an advent wreath marks the beginning of the yuletide celebration. As time changes this custom…

Advent begins with the Sunday nearest Nov. 30 and takes in four Sundays before Christmas. It marks the beginning of the Christian year. Advent in Latin means "coming." It's a time of preparations and…

Advent is the period of 40 days prior to Christmas, a time of spiritual purification intended to prepare Christians for the religious observance of Christmas. Long a staple of Roman Catholic…

Advent candles were added to the Advent wreath prior to taking on their current religious symbolism. Advent candles have acquired significance both in their number and color.

An advent wreath is a symbolic and beautiful way to prepare for the Christmas season. The three purple candles and one pink candle are meant to remind us of the reason for the season.

Though the modern calendar year begins on January 1, many Christians know that the church year truly begins on the fourth Sunday before Christmas--the first day of Advent. To celebrate the season,…

Like many Christmas traditions in the Christian faith, the Advent wreath is pagan in origin. Christian churches light a candle each Sunday during the four weeks leading to Christmas. Some families…

The observance of Advent has its roots in ancient times. The word Advent means "a coming," so the season of Advent is the 4 weeks before the celebration of Christmas, the coming of the Christ Child.…