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2. Here's the Meaning Behind Advent Wreaths and Candles - AOL

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   Advent wreaths and candles are more than just pretty Christmas decorations. The arrangement of an evergreen wreath with four candles (five, if you choose to feature one for Christmas Day itself ...

3. Advent wreath - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 18 January 2024. Symbol of Advent period For the use of a single candle marked with the days of Advent, see Advent candle. Advent wreath with a Christ candle in the center The Advent wreath, or Advent crown, is a Christian tradition that symbolizes the passage of the four weeks of Advent in the ...

4. Advent - Wikipedia

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   Advent. Advent is a season observed in most Christian denominations as a time of expectant waiting and preparation for both the celebration of the Nativity of Christ at Christmas and the return of Christ at the Second Coming. Advent is the beginning of the liturgical year in Western Christianity. The name was adopted from Latin adventus "coming ...

5. What is Advent? And what traditions do people follow worldwide?

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   Prva adventska nedjelja (or Advent Sunday) is the fourth Sunday before Christmas, and the first of four candles in the Advent wreath is lit. The residents of the capital, Zagreb, ...

6. Gaudete Sunday - Wikipedia

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   2025 date. 14 December. 2026 date. 13 December. Gaudete Sunday (/ ɡaʊˈdɛtɛ / gow-DET-eh) is the third Sunday of Advent in the liturgical calendar of Western Christianity, including the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion, Lutheran churches, and other mainline Protestant churches. It can fall on any date from 11 December to 17 ...

7. Hanging of the greens - Wikipedia

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   Items such as the Chrismon/Christmas tree and Advent wreath are placed in the church during the hanging of the greens ceremony. The hanging of the greens is a Western Christian ceremony in which many congregations and people adorn their churches, as well as other buildings (such as a YWCA or university), with Advent and Christmas decorations.