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Advent is a period of spiritual preparation observed by most Christian churches that starts on the fourth Sunday before Christmas and focuses on waiting for both Jesus's birth celebration at Christmas and his promised future return. The season marks the beginning of the Christian liturgical year in Western Christianity and takes its name from the Latin word for "coming" or "arrival."
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Key facts
- Holiday.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
- Holiday.type
- Christian
- Holiday.longtype
- Christian, cultural
- Holiday.significance
- Preparation for the Second Coming and commemoration of the birth of Jesus
- Holiday.relatedto
- Christmastide, Christmas Eve, Annunciation, Epiphany, Epiphanytide, Baptism of the Lord, Nativity Fast, Nativity of Jesus
- Holiday.duration
- 22–28 days
- Holiday.frequency
- Annual
- Holiday.begins
- Fourth (or, in the Ambrosian and Mozarabic Rites, sixth) Sunday before Christmas
- Holiday.scheduling
- Christmas day of week-based
- Holiday.holiday_name
- Advent
- Holiday.image
Article · Português
O Advento (do latim Adventus: "chegada", do verbo Advenire: "chegar a") é o primeiro tempo do Ano Litúrgico, o qual antecede o Natal. Para os cristãos, é um tempo de preparação e alegria, de expectativa, onde os fiéis, esperando o Nascimento de Jesus Cristo, vivem o arrependimento e promovem a fraternidade e a paz. No calendário religioso este tempo corresponde às quatro semanas que antecedem o Natal.
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