Advent Sunday (First Sunday of Advent) · Nakhostin Yekshanbeh-ye Advent

Culture of origin: Christian · Cultural

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Advent Sunday, the fourth Sunday before Christmas, begins Advent, the season of waiting and preparation for Christmas, and the new year of the Western church calendar. It is the Sunday nearest St Andrew's Day (November 30) and falls between November 27 and December 3. The first candle of the Advent wreath is lit, and churches sing Advent hymns.