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  2. Advent calendar - Wikipedia

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    An Advent calendar, from the German word Adventskalender, is used to count the days of Advent in anticipation of Christmas. [1] Since the date of the First Sunday of Advent varies, falling between November 27 and December 3 inclusive, many reusable Advent calendars made of paper or wood begin on December 1. Others start from the First Sunday of ...

  3. Advent - Wikipedia

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    Observed by: Christians: Type: Christian, cultural: Significance: Preparation for the Second Coming and 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

  4. Advent Sunday - Wikipedia

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    Advent Sunday is the fourth Sunday before Christmas Day. This is equivalent to the Sunday nearest to St. Andrew's Day, 30 November. It can fall on any date between 27 November and 3 December. When Christmas Day is a Monday, Advent Sunday will fall on its latest possible date.

  5. Liturgical year - Wikipedia

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    The liturgical year begins with the commemoration of biblical events leading to the annunciation and birth of Jesus as expected savior in the old testament. The season begins on the Sunday just before the first of December and ends with the feast of Epiphany that is the Feast of the Baptism of Jesus.

  6. The Advent Calendar - Wikipedia

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    The Advent Calendar. Directed by. Patrick Ridremont. Starring. Eugénie Derouand. Release date. 1 December 2021. ( 2021-12-01) Running time.

  7. Advent wreath - Wikipedia

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    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 liturgical calendar of the Western church. It is traditionally a Lutheran practice, although it has spread to many other Christian denominations.

  8. Lenten calendar - Wikipedia

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    Lenten calendar. A Lenten calendar or Lent calendar is a special calendar used by Western Christians to count the days of Lent in anticipation of Easter. Lenten calendars traditionally start on Ash Wednesday and conclude on Easter Day. As with an Advent calendar, a Lenten calendar often has windows or flaps containing "a scriptural verse for ...

  9. Sveriges Television's Christmas calendar - Wikipedia

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    Release. 27 November 1960. ( 1960-11-27) Swedish Television's Christmas calendar ( Swedish: Sveriges Televisions julkalender) or Swedish Television's Advent calendar ( Sveriges Televisions adventskalender) is a Christmas calendar TV series mainly for children, broadcast by Sveriges Television (Sweden's Television) since 1960 and has developed ...

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