Advent

Advent is a season observed in most Christian denominations as a time of waiting and preparation for both the celebration of Jesus's birth at Christmas and Jesus's return at the Second Coming. It begins on the fourth Sunday before Christmas, often referred to as Advent Sunday. Advent is the beginning of the liturgical year in Western Christianity. The name comes from Latin ('coming; arrival'), translating the Greek from the New Testament, originally referring to the Second Coming.

special calendar used to count the days of Advent in anticipation of Christmas

symbol of advent period

Christian feast day dedicated to Lucy of Syracuse and observed on 13 December

traditional Christian feast day in Europe

period of abstinence and penance practiced by the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic Churches

among the Western Christian Churches, the third Sundday of the liturgical calendar

Christmas decoration

Totensonntag (, Sunday of the Dead), also called Ewigkeitssonntag (Eternity Sunday) or Totenfest, is a Protestant religious holiday in Germany and Switzerland, commemorating the faithful departed. It falls on the last Sunday of the liturgical year in the Protestant Church in Germany and the Protestant Church in the Netherlands.

among the Western Christian Churches, the first Sundday of the liturgical year and the start of the season of Advent

Christmas tradition in the Spanish-speaking world

candle marked with the days of December up to Christmas Eve

annual computer programming event

radio or television genre

thumb|upright=1.2|Christingles prepared for a Christmas Eve service A Christingle is a symbolic object used in the Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany services of many Christian denominations. It symbolises the birth of Christ, the Light of the World. A modern Christingle is made from a candle in an orange (representing the light and the world respectively) which is typically decorated with a red ribbon and sweets or dried fruit. It has been a feature in Moravian churches across the United Kingdom since before the World Wars. As members of Moravian churches moved away from their home congregations

day in the Advent season marking the longest night of the year

Christmas season novena

traditional Advent novena in Madeira and Portugal