2007: 2 December - 23 December
The first Sunday in Advent is always the 4th Sunday before Christmas or the Sunday nearest to November 30
A traditonal Advent wreath: is a garland of evergreen leaves. These leaves symbolizing God’s eternity
Upon these leaves stand 4 or 5 candles.
Every Saturday evening the next candle is lit.
The first candle stands for the candle of the prophet's. This candle stand for hope and is purple
The second candle is the candle of Bethlehem. This candle stands for love, and is purple.
The third candle is the shepherd’s candle. The shepherds candle is lit on Gaudete Sunday, this candle is pink for joy
The fourth candle is the angel’s candle, standing for peace, this candle is purple
Last candle, is the white and gold stands for love,. The Christ candle is lit on Christmas Day
The first season celebrated, in the liturgical year, begins four Sundays before Christmas and ends on Christmas Eve. The Advent season marks the period of preparation for the coming Christ.
The main celebration of Advent is Sorrow for sins and Joy for the coming birth of Jesus.
The Advent Wreath itself is a symbol for advent. The season is celebrated;
4 candles-symbolizes the 4 weeks of advent
Evergreen color of the wreath, is the symbol of Life
The 3-violet candles symbolizes the orrow for sins
The pink candle symbolizes JOY
The lightig of the candles symbolize, Jesus as the light of the world
The definition of ADVENT-(from Yahoo dictionary link below)
ad·vent
NOUN:
1. The coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important: the advent of the computer.
2. Advent
1. The liturgical period preceding Christmas, beginning in Western churches on the fourth Sunday before Christmas and in Eastern churches in mid-November, and observed by many Christians as a season of prayer, fasting, and penitence.
2. Christianity The coming of Jesus at the Incarnation.
3. Christianity See Second Coming.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, the Advent season, from Old French, from Latin adventus, arrival, from past participle of advenre, to come to : ad-, ad- + venre, to come; see gw- in Indo-European roots
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