Advent

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Christian liturgical season period of preparation

Advent is a Christian liturgical season of expectant waiting and preparation for the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ at Christmas.

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Generate an image of Advent (Advent is a Christian liturgical season of expectant waiting and preparation for the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ at Christmas.)

All labels observed (13)

Label Occurrences
Advent canonical 51
Advent season 11
Advent of Christ 3

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian liturgical season ⓘ
period of preparation ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Advent season ⓘ
linked to: Advent

season of Advent ⓘ
associatedSymbol Advent calendar ⓘ
Advent candles ⓘ
Advent wreath ⓘ
Jesse Tree ⓘ
associatedWith Christmas ⓘ
Jesus Christ ⓘ
beginsOn fourth Sunday before Christmas in Western Christianity ⓘ
contrastsWith Christmas season as a time of celebration rather than preparation ⓘ
duration approximately four weeks in Western Christianity ⓘ
emphasizes hope ⓘ
joy ⓘ
peace ⓘ
repentance ⓘ
endsOn December 24 in Western Christianity ⓘ
etymology from Latin "adventus" meaning "coming" or "arrival" ⓘ
focusesOn Nativity of Jesus ⓘ
linked to: Nativity of Christ
includes Gaudete Sunday ⓘ
liturgicalCharacter season of hopeful expectation ⓘ
season of preparation ⓘ
liturgicalColor blue in some Protestant traditions ⓘ
purple ⓘ
violet ⓘ
musicIncludes Advent hymns such as "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" ⓘ
observedBy Anglican Communion ⓘ
Eastern Catholic Churches ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Orthodox Christianity

Lutheran Church ⓘ
linked to: Lutheranism

Methodist Church ⓘ
linked to: Methodist churches

Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy

Reformed churches ⓘ
Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Western Christianity ⓘ
many Protestant denominations ⓘ
partOf Christian liturgical year ⓘ
precedes Christmas season ⓘ
purpose expectant waiting ⓘ
preparation for the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
symbolizes anticipation of the birth of Jesus ⓘ
coming of Christ ⓘ
expectation of Christ's second coming ⓘ
typicalPractice daily or weekly Scripture readings ⓘ
fasting or penitential practices in some traditions ⓘ
lighting candles on an Advent wreath ⓘ
singing Advent hymns ⓘ
special prayers of preparation ⓘ

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Referenced by (76)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Christianity → hasImportantSeason → Advent ⓘ
Christmas → preparationSeason → Advent ⓘ
Christmas → relatedHoliday → Advent ⓘ
Byzantine Rite → hasLiturgicalSeason → Nativity Fast ⓘ
linked to: Advent
Coptic Rite → liturgicalSeason → Kiahk (Advent month with special praises) ⓘ
linked to: Advent
Advent → alsoKnownAs → Advent season ⓘ
linked to: Advent
Christmastide → follows → Advent ⓘ
Christmastide → relatedTo → Advent ⓘ
Methodist churches → liturgicalSeasonObserved → Advent ⓘ
Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols → followsLiturgicalSeason → Advent ⓘ
General Roman Calendar → hasComponent → Advent ⓘ
Christmas pageants → hasSeason → Advent ⓘ
Christmas Eve → marksEndOf → Advent season ⓘ
linked to: Advent
December → containsEvent → Advent season ⓘ
linked to: Advent
Gaudete Sunday → partOf → Advent ⓘ
Gaudete Sunday → precedes → Fourth Sunday of Advent ⓘ
linked to: Advent
Gaudete Sunday → category → Advent Sunday ⓘ
linked to: Advent
Jesse Tree → usedDuring → Advent ⓘ
Jesse Tree → relatedTo → Advent calendar ⓘ
linked to: Advent
Schwibbogen candle arches → associatedWith → Advent ⓘ
Nuremberg gingerbread → isAssociatedWith → Advent season ⓘ
linked to: Advent
Marian antiphons → associatedWithSeason → Advent ⓘ
Feast of Saint Ambrose → timeOfYear → Advent season ⓘ
linked to: Advent
Lille Christmas market → timeOfYear → Advent season ⓘ
linked to: Advent
Mysteria Gaudiosa → hasLiturgicalContext → Advent ⓘ
Christian culture → hasHoliday → Advent ⓘ
Roman Rite liturgical calendar → includesSeason → Advent ⓘ
Norms on the Liturgical Year and the Calendar → regulates → Advent season ⓘ
linked to: Advent
Introductory Rites → liturgicalSeasonVariation → Advent ⓘ
Penitential Act → hasLiturgicalSeasonNuance → Advent ⓘ
Liturgy of the Eucharist → liturgicalSeason → Advent ⓘ
Feast of the Seven Fishes → holidayAssociation → Advent ⓘ
subject linked to: Feast of the Seven Fishes in Italian-American tradition
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel → associatedWithSeason → Advent ⓘ
subject linked to: O Come O Come Emmanuel
Joy to the World → associatedWithHoliday → Advent ⓘ
Stump of Jesse → associatedWith → Advent ⓘ
Vigil of Christmas → liturgicalSeason → Advent ⓘ
Second Sunday of Advent → partOf → Advent ⓘ
Second Sunday of Advent → occursDuring → Advent season ⓘ
linked to: Advent
Second Sunday of Advent → liturgicalSeason → Advent ⓘ
First Sunday of Advent (with different counting than Roman Rite) → marksBeginningOf → Ambrosian Advent season ⓘ
linked to: Advent
Third Sunday of Advent → partOf → Advent ⓘ
O Antiphons → usedDuring → Advent ⓘ
Proper of the Season → hasSection → Advent ⓘ
O Little Town of Bethlehem → associatedWith → Advent ⓘ
Ore Mountain folk tradition → seasonalPeak → Advent season ⓘ
linked to: Advent
Gouda by Candlelight → associatedWith → Advent period ⓘ
linked to: Advent
Roman Catholic Church → observesSeason → Advent ⓘ
subject linked to: Roman Catholic Church (in some calendars)
Maronite Rite → hasLiturgicalSeason → Advent ⓘ
Christ B → theme → Advent of Christ ⓘ
linked to: Advent
Christ B → focusesOn → Christ’s Advent ⓘ
linked to: Advent