Advent

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Christian liturgical season period of preparation

Advent is a Christian liturgical season of expectant waiting and preparation for the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ at Christmas.

Aliases (6)

Advent season ×4
Advent Sunday ×1
Advent calendar ×1
Fourth Sunday of Advent ×1
Kiahk (Advent month with special praises) ×1
Nativity Fast ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian liturgical season → period of preparation →
alsoKnownAs	Advent season → season of Advent →
associatedSymbol	Advent calendar → Advent candles → Advent wreath → Jesse Tree →
associatedWith	Christmas → Jesus Christ →
beginsOn	fourth Sunday before Christmas in Western Christianity →
contrastsWith	Christmas season as a time of celebration rather than preparation →
duration	approximately four weeks in Western Christianity →
emphasizes	hope → joy → peace → repentance →
endsOn	December 24 in Western Christianity →
etymology	from Latin "adventus" meaning "coming" or "arrival" →
focusesOn	Nativity of Jesus →
includes	Gaudete Sunday →
liturgicalCharacter	season of hopeful expectation → season of preparation →
liturgicalColor	blue in some Protestant traditions → purple → violet →
musicIncludes	Advent hymns such as "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" →
observedBy	Anglican Communion → Eastern Catholic Churches → Eastern Orthodox Church → Lutheran Church → Methodist Church → Oriental Orthodox Churches → Reformed churches → Roman Catholic Church → Western Christianity → many Protestant denominations →
partOf	Christian liturgical year →
precedes	Christmas season →
purpose	expectant waiting → preparation for the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ →
religiousTradition	Christianity →
symbolizes	anticipation of the birth of Jesus → coming of Christ → expectation of Christ's second coming →
typicalPractice	daily or weekly Scripture readings → fasting or penitential practices in some traditions → lighting candles on an Advent wreath → singing Advent hymns → special prayers of preparation →

Referenced by (22)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Christmastide → Jesse Tree ("Advent calendar") →	relatedTo
Advent ("Advent season") →	alsoKnownAs
Schwibbogen candle arches →	associatedWith
Marian antiphons →	associatedWithSeason
Gaudete Sunday ("Advent Sunday") →	category
December ("Advent season") →	containsEvent
Christmastide →	follows
Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols →	followsLiturgicalSeason
General Roman Calendar →	hasComponent
Christianity →	hasImportantSeason
Byzantine Rite ("Nativity Fast") →	hasLiturgicalSeason
Christmas pageants →	hasSeason
Nuremberg gingerbread ("Advent season") →	isAssociatedWith
Coptic Rite ("Kiahk (Advent month with special praises)") →	liturgicalSeason
Methodist churches →	liturgicalSeasonObserved
Christmas Eve ("Advent season") →	marksEndOf
Gaudete Sunday →	partOf
Gaudete Sunday ("Fourth Sunday of Advent") →	precedes
Christmas →	preparationSeason
Christmas →	relatedHoliday
Jesse Tree →	usedDuring