People around the world celebrate the season of reflection and anticipation that is Advent in a variety of ways. Traditionally, many churches mark the four Advent Sundays, or the four Sundays before Christmas, by lighting one candle each week leading up to Christmas and the birth of Jesus. Others celebrate in different ways. Various advent traditions range from lighting homes with paper lanterns in China to roller skating to Christmas mass in Venezuela.
Here are six of the many ways people commemorate the Advent season.
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