Advent is a seasonal tradition often celebrated in the Christian faith to prepare for the arrival or coming of Jesus Christ. The advent wreath is used to symbolically commemorate newness, eternal life ...

Advent 2024 starts on Sunday. Dec. 1. Here's what Christians do during Advent, how long it lasts and how it's different from ...

Advent begins on the fourth Sunday before Christmas each year, always falling between Nov. 27 and Dec. 3 and ending on ...

These may include attending church services, reading scripture ... Traditionally, the Advent wreath with its four candles and sometimes a central fifth, the Christ candle, is lit on Christmas ...

Most churches will have an advent wreath, holding four candles on the outside, and a candle in the center. Churches will light a new candle each week, leading up to Christmas, and on Christmas or ...

Hospitality can made a lifelong impression, Deacon Dean Johnson writes in his latest column. (Getty Images) There’s nothing ...

It's almost time for the 2024 Advent season. Here's more about the traditions that lead up to the Christmas holiday and how ...

Advent is the start of the Christian church's liturgical year. It starts four weeks ahead of Christmas, usually the last ...

Candy filled Advent calendars are fun, but a traditional Advent practice before and after Christmas can deepen the experience ...

In some churches and homes, a fifth candle that is larger and white is lit to represent Jesus Christ ... readings or pieces from the Christian Christmas story. As times changed, so did the Advent ...