The word "advent" means "coming," and the month of December is the season of Advent where we wait expectantly and get our hearts ready for Christmas and the celebration of Christ's birth. A way to ...

MANILA, Philippines —With Christmas comes the Advent season which, in Medieval times, was a period of fasting and a time when people’s thoughts were focused on the expected second coming of Christ ...

Ever wonder where the Advent wreath originated and what it represents? Advent wreaths are everywhere these days. That could be because in our politically correct society, the symbol of the wreath ...

The word "advent" means "coming" and the month of December is the season of Advent where we wait expectantly and get our hearts ready for Christmas and the celebration of Christ's birth. A way to ...

The Advent wreath is a long-standing Christian tradition that marks the four weeks preceding the celebration of Christmas. However, the origins of the Advent wreath are mysterious. The Pre-Christian ...

During the liturgical season of Advent, many churches opt to display an Advent wreath as a way to mark the days and weeks leading up to Christmas and the birth of Jesus Christ. But what is an Advent ...

On Sunday in many churches and homes, the Christmas season began with a symbolic lighting of the first candle on the Advent wreath. Many churches began Advent on Sunday with a traditional hanging of ...

CEBU, Philippines - Although the symbolism of the Advent Wreath and the Advent Candles can be more meaningful in the northern countries, it can also be meaningful for us. In the northern countries, ...

Joe Moore is helping keep Christ in Christmas — one Advent wreath at a time. Moore, of Jackson, has been making Advent wreaths for family and friends since the 1970s. He and his wife, Joanna, lighted ...

Christmas fair visitors look at the giant Advent calendar waiting for the opening of the first window in the calendar in the city of Leipzig, eastern Germany, Wednesday evening, Dec. 1,1999. This ...