Le temps de l'avent désigne la période de l'avant-Noël,

les 4 semaines pendant lesquelles on prépare la célébration de Noël.

On crée traditionnellement une couronne avec des branches de sapin, d'if ou de laurier... avec 4 bougies

(qui peuvent aussi représenter les 4 points cardinaux).

On allume une bougie chaque dimanche ! La couronne de l'avent, comme le sapin de Noël, ainsi que les calendriers de l'avent, sont d'origine germanique.

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Quelques Proverbes de Noël  ...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Vent qui souffle à la sortie de la messe de minuit,
Dominera l'an qui suit.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Vert Noël,
Blanches Pâques.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Quand Noël est sans lune,
De cent brebis il n'en demeure qu'une.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Un mois avant et après Noël,
L'hiver se montre plus cruel.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Noël au balcon,
Pâques aux tisons.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Noël humide,
Greniers et tombeaux vides.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Quand Noël est étoilé,
Force paille guère de blé.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Noël un samedi,
An où tout le monde mendie.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Noël un mardi,
Mauvais pour les semis.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Qui se chauffe au soleil, Noël, en ton saint jour,
Devra brûler du bois, quand Pâques aura son tour.

Quelques Citations de Noël ...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           L'agréable, dans les cadeaux d'argent qu'on reçoit pour Noël, c'est qu'ils sont si faciles à échanger.
 (Benjamin Winston)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Celui qui n'a pas Noël dans le coeur ne le trouvera jamais au pied d'un arbre.
  (Roy Lemon Smith)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   D'un point de vue purement commercial, si Noël n'existait pas il faudrait l'inventer.
  (Katharine Whitehorn)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Pourquoi Noël arrive-t-il toujours quand les magasins sont bondés ?
  (Paulo Vincente) 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Quand on a bonne conscience, c'est Noël en permanence.
  (Benjamin Franklin)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Noël n'est heureux que pour les enfants et les amoureux.
  (Michelle Guérin) 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     A Noël je n'ai pas plus envie de roses que je ne voudrais de neige au printemps. J'aime chaque saison pour ce qu'elle apporte.
 (William Shakespeare)

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