Advent Wreath
Vocabulary
Advent
El Nacimiento
Act it Out
100
What does the color purple mean?
penance
100
What is a nativity?
It is a representation of the birth of Jesus Christ.
100
How many Sundays before Christmas does advent start??
4
100
This is the city where Jesus was born
Bethlehem/ Belen
100
Pick two people from your team to act; one girl and one boy.
The girl will act as Mary and the boy will act as the Angel Gabriel
(they need to act it out)
200
What does the color pink stand for?
joy
200
What is a wreath?
an arrangement of flowers, leaves, or stems fastened in a ring and used for decoration
200
What does Advent do?
Helps us prepare for Christmas
200
Mary and Joseph travel from this place to Bethlehem to have their baby
Nazareth
200
The whole group;
Each one of you will get 15 seconds to explain something about advent to the rest of the class
300
What does the first Sunday symbolize?
Hope
300
What is the denotative meaning of Advent?
the arrival of a notable person, thing, or event.
300
Advent is not about...
Stressing about Christmas
Rushing around Shopping
A race to Christmas
Lent
300
Who was Mary?
The mother of Jesus Christ
300
One person
Act as if you were lighting a candle on the Advent Wreath
400
What does the second Sunday symbolize?
LOVE
400
What is the church definition of Advent?
The first season of the Christian church year, leading up to Christmas and including the four preceding Sundays
OR
The coming or second coming of Christ
400
Advent's colors are...
purple and pink
400
This person told Mary that God is giving her a baby boy
Angel Gabriel
400
Two people; a girl and a boy
pretend you are a married couple and do the normal stuff that we must do to prepare for advent. (decorate, go to mass, help your neighbor, put up the nacimiento)
500
What does the fourth Sunday symbolize?
Peace
500
What does "Gaudete" mean??
"rejoice" - 3rd sunday of Advent
500
What is the difference between Lent and Advent?
(depends on their answer)
500
these three people followed the star to give Jesus presents
The three wise men/ los thres reyes magos
500
Whole group
Sing a Christmas carol in Unison