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Advent
Meanings
Traditions
Wreaths & Misc.
Candles
100

Lent is the name for the special time of the year just before Christmas

What is false?

100

True or False. Advent means Christmas

What is false?

100

Advent last this many weeks.

What is 4?

100

What color is the first candle lit on the Advent wreath?

What is violet/purple

100

These were offered by Mary and Joseph when they presented Jesus in the temple.

Doves

200

Who announced to Mary that she was chosen to be Christ’s mother?

Gabriel

200

Santa Claus is modeled after this Catholic saint.

Saint Nicholas

200

Each candle on an Advent wreath signifies or stands for this length of time.

What is one week?

200

Ttrue or False. The second candle lit on the advent wreath is pink.

False

200

This group of common people were the first to learn of Jesus’ birth.

The shepherds

300

When Mary visited Elizabeth, who was the child who “leapt for joy” in Elizabeth’s womb?

John the Baptist

300

This Roman official ordered the “Slaughter of the Innocents” shortly after Jesus’ birth.

King Herod

300
The wreath is made of fresh plant material, symbolizing this.
What is the new life Christ brought into the world (through His passion, death, and resurrection)?
300

Which of these is not a meaning of one of the four candles on an Advent Wreath? Peace, Patience, Hope, Joy

Patience

300

True or False. The red candle is lit on Christmas day.

False

400

What is the last day of Advent?

Christmas Eve

400

On which day of the week does Advent always begin?

Sunday

400
The light shed by the Advent candles represents this.
What is the light of Christ; the light Christ brought into the world?
400

What is a Jesse Tree?

A representation of Jesus' family tree

400

Why is the third candle of the advent wreath rose colored?

It’s a symbol of joy

500
There is a reason why the Advent wreath is a circle, which is:
What is eternity -- no beginning, no end?
500

When does the Christmas season begin?

Christmas Eve

500

When does the Christmas season end?

Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, which falls on the Sunday after the Feast of the Epiphany (usually the second Sunday of January)

500

According to tradition, approximately how far did Mary travel to visit Elizabeth?

100 miles

500

Where should the Nativity Scene be placed? In a place outside the sanctuary or in front of the altar.

In a place outside the sanctuary