Advent, Advent

Everyone talks about the “advent” but only few people know that the word derives from the Latin word “adventus” – in English “arrival” – or even “advent” – which in Christianity leads to the arrival of Jesus Christ. What even fewer people know, is that originally the time of advent was a period of Lent.

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Advent, Advent

Everyone talks about “Advent”, but very few people know that “Advent” comes from the Latin word “adventus” – meaning “the coming” and in Christianity refers to the arrival of Jesus Christ. What even fewer people know is that Advent was originally a time of fasting.

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