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... Wikipedia

• 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
• Begins:  Fourth (or, in the Ambrosian and Mozarabic Rites, sixth) Sunday before Christmas
• Frequency:  Annual
• Related to:  Christmastide, Christmas Eve, Annunciation, Epiphany, Epiphanytide, Baptism of the Lord, Nativity Fast, Nativity of Jesus
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo