Christmas Decorations

​Advent wreaths come out with the start of Advent which is normally the last week of November and there is a special blessing found in the Book of Blessings for the occasion. Christmas Trees on the other hand are normally put up after the Feast of the Immaculate Conception on December 8 and remain up until the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord on January 8. A manger scene or Crèche is generally put up after Gaudete Sunday following a tradition began by St. Francis of Assisi. In the Church the Christmas Season does not officially begin until Christmas and ends on the Feast of Baptism of the Lord.