The Meaning of Advent

This morning I noticed that today is Advent Sunday.

For those of you not familiar with the terms used in the liturgical calendar, the word ‘advent’ is derived from the words ‘ad’ and ‘vent’, and it thus describes the season of the year in which people loudly express strong opinions about television commercials. For examples, see here.

There is, however, much more to this time of year than venting about ads. To my mind nothing sums up the true spirit of Christmas than this unicorn in pink lederhosen:

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