What are some facts about Advent?

1. Advent marks the beginning of the Christian year. 2. It is the four weeks before Christmas beginning on November 30th or the nearest Sunday to it. 3. This is the Church's New Year's Day. 4. The Word Advent comes from the Latin 'adventus' which means 'arrival' or 'coming'. 5. This time for Christians is a season of hope and the period of preparation for celebration of the birth of Jesus. 6. The priest usually wears purple or royal blue vestments in their churches during Advent. 7. On the time t0 Christmas, Christians have an advent wreath. 8. This has 5 Candles on it, One for each week in advent. 9. There are 3 purple ones which are lit on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd week. 10. There is 1 pink one which it to be lit on the 4th week to show it is nearly Christmas. 11. There is also a white one for Christmas Day. 12. The first candle is the candle of 'Hope', so prayers on this day focus on hope. This candle represents the 'Patriarchs' such as Abraham and David. 13. The second candle is a symbol of God's 'Peace'. This candle reminds Christians of the Prophets who foretold that the Messiah would be born. 14. The third candle represents 'Love' and stands for John the Baptist who baptized Jesus. 15. The fourth candle symbolizes 'Joy' and when this candle is lit Christians remember Mary the mother of Jesus who was joyful when the angel Gabriel told her she was to have a special baby. 16. The fifth candle reminds Christians of the birth of Jesus on Christmas Day. 17. In the 5th Century, Advent began on 11 November ( St Martin's Day) and took the form of a six week fast leading to Christmas. During the 6th century, Advent was reduced to its current length and later the fasting was dropped. how many days are in advent 20 facts about advent
It is the coming or arrival of Christ the 3 purple candles stand for hope, hope that the Savior will be born the pinke candle stands for joy,joy that Christ will be born and the White stands for the birth of Jesus Christ Facts about advent