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Advent 2023: When Does It Start And What Does It Mean?

On the first Sunday of Advent, the Advent season begins. This year, 2023, Advent begins on December the 3rd. In 2022, Advent began on November the 27th. Between then and Christmas Eve, many families spend time preparing the house for Christmas day while also racing to finish the Christmas shopping.

The meaning of the word Advent comes from the Latin Ad (to) and Ve**re (come) and translates as arrival. In this sense, Advent is the period of time when Christians wait for the arrival of Jesus who, according to tradition and custom, was born on Christmas day. Advent is a special family time where people wait together and share in the excitement and anticipation of the arrival of Christmas Day.

The length of Advent changes each year, since the first Sunday of Advent is a moveable feast, whilst Christmas Day itself is fixed. Advent always begins on the Sunday closest to St Andrews Day (November the 30th) and officially ends on Christmas Eve.

The Sundays of Advent
In Christianity candles are used to mark each Sunday, there are traditionally 5 candles, Each Sunday and candle used within advent has a specific symbolic meaning:

The pink candle represents the joy and celebrations of a child being born. It is traditionally lit on the third Sunday before Christmas.
The purple candles represent the sovereignty of Jesus in the bible and solemn devotion to him. That solemn devotion, which used to be in the form of fasting and repentance. The purple candles are usually lit on the first, second, and fourth Sundays of Advent.
The white candle in the middle represents Jesus. White has historically been associated with purity and perfection. It is often lit on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. Sometimes it is lit at a midnight night Christmas Eve service to welcome in Christmas Day.

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