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Who announced to Mary that God had chosen her to be the mother of Jesus?
The Angel Gabriel
What Advent custom uses three purple candles and one pink candle to remind us that Jesus brings light into our darkness?
Advent Wreath
The four-week season that precedes Christmas.
Advent
Under who's decree was it that required Mary and Joseph to go to Bethlehem?
Emperor Caesar Augustus
What does the word 'Advent' mean?
"Coming"
Who was the cousin of Mary who was also the mother of John the Baptist?
Elizabeth
What does the pink Advent candle represent?
joy
What day of the week is the first day of Advent?
Sunday
What patron saint of children do we celebrate on December 6th?
Saint Nicholas
This word means "God is With Us"
"Emmanuel"
Who was a prophet who gave the Jews great hope?
Isaiah
This color candle reminds us that Advent is a time of preparation.
purple
What city was Jesus born in?
Bethlehem
In other Protestant churches, especially in the United Kingdom, it is more common for Advent wreaths to have four candles in this color...
Red
The fourth Sunday of Advent is also known as:
Rose Sunday / Gaudete Sunday
What was Elizabeth's husband's name?
Zechariah
This symbol began as a custom in Germany.
the advent wreath
The Jews awaited a great king who would save his people. What word is used to describe this king?
Messiah
The modern Advent wreath has it's start in Germany in 1839 by Protestant Pastor Johann Hinrich Wichern, who decorated a wooden wheel with how many candles?
23 - (19 red for weekdays, 4 white for Sundays)
What is the latin word "Gaudette" mean?
"Rejoice"
Who wrote the famous Advent hymn "Come thou long expected Jesus"?
Charles Wesley
The advent wreath has it's early beginnings in the Lutheran Church in Germany in which Century?
16th
What is the name for the Son of God becoming man?
Incarnation
St. Nicholas was a a bishop in the 4th century in this country...
Greece (City of Myra, now part of modern day Turkey)
A fancy Greek word for the Second Coming is:
"Parousia"