When did advent become holiday?
So first i say advent is not really a holiday..(i think?) and what else do i say??
Please help if you know
2007-12-15 16:01:14 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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2007-12-15 16:07:38 · update #1
Advent is just one Christian way of counting down the days of Christmas.
2007-12-15 16:03:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Advent is a season, not a holiday.
Advent is a time of preparation and reflection before Christmas. It is similar but not as solemn as Lent is to Easter.
The word Advent derives from the Latin word meaning coming. The Lord is coming.
Advent looks back to the first coming of Christ at Bethlehem and looks to the future when Christ will come again.
Thus we are preparing not only for Christmas but also for Christ's Second Coming. This means that when he comes again, we will be awake and watchful. He will not find us asleep.
Advent starts four Sundays before Christmas. In 2007, Advent will start on December 2 and ends on Christmas eve.
We began observing the season of advent some time between 500 and 600 C.E.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01165a.htm
With love in Christ.
2007-12-16 00:49:18 · answer #2 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You could research the history on line, or you could turn it around and ask about what he's looking to know. In other words what is the music behind the words of the question? Is he truly interested in the history of the Christian's marking the coming (which is what advent means) of the Savior; or is he focused on the frenzy leading up the Christmas. Perhaps he's attended a Christian church tradition which did not follow a liturgical calendar (many don't) and so never "celebrate" advent or lent seasons and so it's all new to him. Listen to what's playing behind his question and you'll know how best to answer him.
2007-12-16 00:09:38 · answer #3 · answered by CHos3n 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Advent itself is not a holiday. It's simply a way of counting down for Christmas, which, of course, is a holiday.
Simply tell him that Advent leads to Christmas.
2007-12-16 00:06:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Christ did not say to remember his day of birth. It was all contrived by the catholic church. The pagans celebrated the equinox and the Pope decided to merge the christian and pagan traditions. The so called holiday is nothing but church tradition. Christ could not have been born in Dec as the Bible states there were shepards watching over their flocks when the angels heralded the birth. This was most likely in March or Apri; when the new lambs were birthed.
2007-12-16 00:13:09 · answer #5 · answered by copperhead89 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would say, "you know, I know it's not a holiday, but I'm not really sure about the rest. I believe it is the waiting for Christmas time. It's supposed to represent how the Jews waited for a Messiah and got their wish and now it means that Christians are waiting for the second coming." Then I'd turn on the computer and say, "But why don't we find out together! Let's see what we can find." :)
Never hurts to admit you don't know, and it's great to teach a child that they can find out for themselves to instill a curiosity in them that actually can be satisfied. :)
Good luck.
2007-12-16 00:13:11 · answer #6 · answered by Asha 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋