“...the season of Advent is supposed to be time used to reflect on this he darkness of the world before Christ.”
My Mom always made a big to-do about Advent. We had the wreath and the colored candles and the readings that went along with it. And the fighting over WHO got to light the candles - Dad always won. ;)
I always loved that as a kid. :)
(Except for the fighting part, of course.) ;)