A discipline,
as the records
describe it.
Rites and disciplines
Parts
Observances within Advent
Observances whose own records name Advent as their whole.
What this means
Records that name Advent as their whole (Wikidata’s “part of”), read from their end, each with the days its own record says it is kept on. It is not a complete list of the observances, and not a claim about how they are kept together.
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Kept 5 and 6 DecemberSaint Nicholas Day
traditional Christian feast day in Europe -
Kept 8 DecemberFeast of the Immaculate Conception
Christian feast on December 8 and public holiday in some countries -
Kept 13 DecemberSaint Lucy's Day
Christian feast day dedicated to Lucy of Syracuse and observed on 13 December -
Kept 24 DecemberChristmas Eve
evening or entire day before Christmas Day -
Kept penultimate Sunday before December 25thGaudete Sunday
among the Western Christian Churches, the third Sundday of the liturgical calendar -
Kept fourth last Sunday before December 25thAdvent Sunday
among the Western Christian Churches, the first Sundday of the liturgical year and the start of the season of Advent - Kept last Sunday before December 25th
fourth Advent Sunday
among the Western Christian Churches, the fourth Sunday of the liturgical calendar - Kept third to last Sunday before December 25th
Second Sunday of Advent
among the Western Christian Churches, the second Sunday of the liturgical calendar
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