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Advent Trivia Questions

How much do you really know about Advent? Below are 8 true or false statements. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

The color purple is used during Advent to symbolize both royalty and repentance.

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Purple represents Christ's royal coming and also echoes Lent's penitence, though some churches use blue for hope or Mary.

2.

The word 'Advent' comes from Latin and means 'the coming' or 'arrival'.

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'Adventus' is Latin for 'coming' or 'arrival,' referring to the anticipation of Christ's birth and second coming.

3.

Advent calendars originally counted down the days until Easter, not Christmas.

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The first known Advent calendars were 19th-century German Lutheran traditions counting down days to Christmas, not Easter.

4.

Advent always begins on the Sunday closest to November 30th.

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Advent starts on the fourth Sunday before Christmas, which falls between Nov. 27 and Dec. 3. That's often the Sunday nearest St. Andrew's Day (Nov. 30).

5.

Advent is a season of mourning similar to Lent in the Catholic Church.

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Advent is a season of hopeful preparation and anticipation, not mourning. Unlike Lent, it focuses on joyful expectation, though it includes penitential themes.

6.

Advent wreaths traditionally have five candles: three purple, one pink, and one white.

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Standard Advent wreaths have four candles (three purple, one pink for Gaudete Sunday). A white Christ candle is sometimes added on Christmas Eve.

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In the secular US, Advent is often celebrated with gift-giving on December 6th, St. Nicholas Day.

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St. Nicholas Day (Dec. 6) is observed by some Christian traditions, but secular US culture typically focuses on Christmas Day or Eve for gift-giving.

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Historically, Advent was a 40-day fast in some early Christian traditions.

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In the 5th century, some regions observed a 40-day Advent fast (St. Martin's Lent) from Nov. 11 to Christmas, mirroring Lent's length.

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