S’more Advent
Oops! According to my chocolate advent calendar, there are only three more days until Christmas! That can’t be right.
I may have gotten myself kerbobbled. This whole year, I have been blogging all about The Twelve Days of Christmas, which stretch from Christmas Day to Epiphany. Meanwhile, Advent has snuck up on me.
It’s the holiday season! Woohoo! Time to get ready, and that is what the Advent season is all about.
When do we celebrate Advent?
Advent starts on December 1 and finishes on Christmas Eve. The word “Advent” means “coming” or “arrival”. Advent is quite literally the season where we get ready to remember the arrival of baby Jesus on Christmas Day.
With Christmas Day, we go full into holiday mode and celebrate for 12 whole days of Christmas. You can read our First Day of Awesomeness blog to learn all about that.
How to celebrate Advent?
Every little thing we do to get ready for Christmas is perfect for celebrating Advent.
Advent is also about counting down to Christmas. That’s why we have advent calendars. Stop by to pick out one of our wood, paper, or Chocolate advent calendars. Then, open a new door each day for a special surprise.
Make Advent S’more meaningful!
Of course, there is s’more to advent. The whole point is to get excited about Jesus.
In most churches, there is a tradition of an advent wreath. It’s a ring of four candles with a big white candle in the center.
The big white candle represents the light of God. Each Sunday, the church uses the light from the center candle to light a different candle around the wreath while reading a scripture verse and saying a prayer. Each candle usually symbolizes something like faith, hope, joy, and love. However, the traditions are different for different churches.
You can bring more meaning to advent by getting your own advent wreath for your home, too.
Another option is to get an Advent devotional, a book with a short message to read for each day leading up to Christmas.
The Celebration Continues
Join us next month. We will share a full rundown of all the holidays from Christmas to Epiphany just in time to “Celebrate Always.” (I Thessalonians 5:16)
Merry Christmas,
S’more
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