Advent

Advent is a Christian season of preparation for the Nativity of Christ at Christmas. It is the beginning of the liturgical year in Western Christianity. The name was adopted... Wikipedia

• Observed by:  Christians
• Type:  Christian, cultural
• Significance:  Preparation for the commemoration of the birth of Jesus
• Observances:  Church services, completing an Advent calendar and Advent wreath, praying through a daily devotional, erecting a Chrismon tree, hanging of the greens, lighting a Christingle, gift giving, family and other social gatherings
• Begins:  Fourth or (in the Ambrosian and Mozarabic Rites) sixth Sunday before Christmas
• +2 years date:  26 November +2 years next Sunday
• Frequency:  Annual
• Related to:  Christmastide, Christmas Eve, Annunciation, Epiphany, Epiphanytide, Baptism of the Lord, Nativity Fast, Nativity of Jesus
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo