Bekiala t1_iz55d15 wrote
Yes. Advent is a big deal for a lot of Catholics. In my family we put the tree up Christmas eve and took it down on the Epiphany.
Times sure have changed around the Christian seasons. This is natural as far as I can tell. Christmas day used to be Saturnalia before the Romans became Christian so Jesus wasn't really the "Reason for the Season".
MTKintsugi t1_iz664s4 wrote
Advent isn’t a part of the 12 Days of Christmas.
Bekiala t1_iz67pvv wrote
Right but most people are already celebrating Christmas during Advent which is the 4 weeks before Christmas . . . . you probably know this. Some us don't start Christmas until the 25th.
herbw t1_iz6qpbj wrote
Yeah, we used to do the posada, too.
Bekiala t1_iz6w6wz wrote
Oh wow. I've heard the word but I don't know about this. What country or culture does this take place in?
herbw t1_iz7klm3 wrote
Spanish. People do the posada, which means the walking about to homes for gifts related to X-mas. Sort of like all Hallows Ever , but for Natividad.
Bekiala t1_iz7la5x wrote
Yeah I knew it was Spanish.
I was in Puerto Rico one advent and Christmas. I don't remember a Posada but I remember how big a deal Three Kings day was.
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