Generally the tree is not decorated until late Christmas Eve as Advent is still a season of penance, if not as filled with sorrow as Lent is. However, some families find the preparation for Mass ...

All. Amen. (Sprinkles tree with holy water.) Then the family can sing a song, an Advent carol, if it knows one, then it is time to bless the crib and eat Christmas Eve supper.

This year’s holiday Droid Factory items, including a Christmas tree droid and an advent calendar of droid parts, have arrived ...

What would Christmas be without a Christmas tree, candles and Santa Claus? In our Advent Calendar 2024, we introduce you to the objects that characterize German Christmas. In addition, an article ...

Christmas trees were introduced into the UK in 1800 ... The deacons in the photograph are holding an icon of Mary and the infant Jesus. Advent is the period which leads up to Christmas.