Advent (period)

The advent in the Christianity is the name for the start-up period to Christmas. The name advent comes from the Latin Word adventus, which means coming . In the advent period Christians prepare themselves for the Christmas party, commemorated the birth of Jesus and his return expected.

The liturgical year begins with advent. Simple counting begins the advent four Sundays before Christmas. Advent always begins on the Sunday that falls between 27 november and 3 december and ends on 24 december at the evening prayer. This is the length of the advent period differently, but France is always 4 Sundays:

Advent begins at Eastern Orthodox Churches a week earlier and about 40 days (15 november).
 * 1st Sunday: Levavi
 * 2nd Sunday: Populus Sion
 * 3rd Sunday: Gaudete
 * 4th Sunday: Rorate .

In homes and churches is the advent symbolic made visible by a candle holder or an advent wreath on which four candles stand. Every Sunday an extra candle lit. On the last Sunday before Christmas then burn all the candles.

During the advent period in churches used the liturgical color purple, the color of penance and repentance. Only on the third Sunday of advent, Gaudete, can be used where the color pink this is common, to the festive character of this Sunday see. ==History of the advent[ Edit] == When the celebration of advent in the Church was first introduced, can't be determined[1]. Advent is mentioned for the first time in a book by Gregory of Tours (c. 538-594), who writes that St. Perpetus, one of his predecessors, around 480 a lent of three weeks leading up to Christmas had set. If this was a new use of an existing scheme or the ratification is unclear. [2] ==Advent Calendar[ Edit] == Home is in some areas a advent calendar used, which usually starts on 1 december. Often that for each day a box or a hatch, of which one may be opened every day by the children. There is then a chocolate or a small piece of toys in. There the self-control of most children developed is not optimal, however, it is not unusual that they eat all the chocolates at one time. ==Advent Wreath<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == The original advent wreath of the German Wichern with extra 24 small candles<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The advent wreath is from the German language area blown over. Also in the Nordic countries this use common. In the Scandinavian and German-speaking countries you see that also in the households and in stores Advent Wreaths are put down or hung.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">It is the tradition in Catholic circles to the third advent candle, a pink color to give this as a reference to the growing joy. The Protestant Church of Norway has this tradition also.

<p lang="en" len="139" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Some see a kinship of the advent wreath with candles in Judaism, that always a candle light more in the same period.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The first advent wreath was invented by the Lutheran theologian Johann Hinrich Wichern (1808-1881). He caught many children on those from poor families came. The children asked often when it's finally Christmas was. In 1839 he decided to make a wreath from a wooden wheel with four large and 24 small candles. For every advent Sunday was a large candle lit and for every other day a small. Since 1860, the advent wreath with pine green decorated.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In some areas there are traditions of six advent Sundays instead of four as in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milan<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3" len="168" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[3]  and in the Orthodox churches. There you will see therefore Advent Wreaths with six candles.