British Holidays Advent

hi everyone i’m gina admin is a period
that leads into christmas it is an

important time of preparation and
expectant waiting in this lesson you’re

going to learn about what Advent means
in the UK Advent is an anglicisation of

the Latin word Adventists
what does Adventist mean we’ll show you

the answer at the end of this video
Advent is the beginning of the

liturgical year or church year and
begins on the fourth Sunday before

Christmas so it always falls between the
27th of November and the 3rd of December

the religious meaning behind the Advent
period is to anticipate and prepare for

the second coming of Christ by
anticipating and preparing for Christmas

the lighting of an Advent wreath is a
common way to countdown to Christmas the

wreath is made of evergreen branches and
has four candles arranged around it the

candles represent the four Sunday’s of
Advent and one candle is lit on each

Sunday in Advent often there is a fifth
candle in the center and this last

candle is lit on Christmas Day Advent is
also a countdown to Christmas for the

non-religious as advent calendars are a
very popular form of confectionery

these are a type of calendar that have a
door for every day of Advent behind each

stall is an item usually chocolate and
people use them as a countdown to

Christmas the chocolates are often
molded into the shape of Christmas icons

such as mistletoe and bells ad
it’s a time when Christmas preparations

really move up a gear presents are
wrapped trees are decorated and every

town and city becomes Christmassy thanks
decorations and illuminations and now

I’ll give you the answer to the earlier
quiz Advent is an anglicisation of the

Latin word Adventists
what does Adventist mean it means coming

or arrival Advent is literally the
arrival of Christmas in the past many

long words were anglicized to make them
easier for English speakers to

understand how is this lesson did you
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