Here's a look at the traditions, and what the season means. Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. Advent is observed from Dec. 1 to Dec. 24 in 2024.

A Cycle of Love Advent means coming: The crèche building doesn't begin right before Christmas, but already at the beginning of the Advent season. Advent isn't in the first place a time of waiting.

our 2024 Christmas exhibit. Start off the Advent season with familiar Christmas carols as well as some that may be new to you. We hope you share these playlists with friends and family! When listening ...

Many Advent customs involve counting the days until Christmas begins, such as the secular use ... of Christ and the change in the colour of the season.

We're not talking those drugstore specials that seem to show up every holiday season, chock-full of questionably waxy chocolate. These advent calendars are experiences in and of themselves ...

By Tim Power This Sunday many people will begin to observe the season of Advent. It is composed of the four weeks leading up to Christmas and is meant to be “an alluring, wild, pregnant season.” ...