Lighting of Candles: The lighting of the candles is an important tradition during Advent. Each week, an additional candle is lit to symbolize the increasing anticipation and preparation for the arrival of Jesus. The light from the candles represents the light of Christ coming into the world. The...
As we talk about BCE vs BC, the terms CE and BCE are much more recent inventions. This started in the 17th century, with the advent of the term Vulgar Era; this wasn’t because people considered it to be an age when everyone was coarse or rude, but because vulgar more or less meant...
Advent, in the Christian church calendar, the period of preparation for the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ at Christmas and also of preparation for the Second Coming of Christ. In many countries it is marked by a variety of popular observances,
of reason in debunking what they regarded as thesuperstitionsof Christian belief, their thinking did not lead to any greater acceptance of Jews. Instead of holding Jews responsible for the Crucifixion, Enlightenment thinkers blamed them for the advent of Christianity and for the injustices and ...
Ananalogouscustom is theAdvent calendar, which provides 24 openings, one to be opened each day beginning December 1. According to tradition, thecalendarwas created in the 19th century by a Munich housewife who tired of having to answer endlessly when Christmas would come. The first commercial ca...