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Swedish Church and the Mozarabic rite (the rite used in the parts of Spain under Moorish rule from the eighth to the twelfth centuries) used blue. … The Evangelical Lutheran Church in its 1978 Lutheran Book of Worship lists blue as the preferred color for Advent, but leaves purple as an option. The rule of thumb here is this: Your congregation may use either color.
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1383:Saint Nicholas Day
1235:projectbritain.com
1151:. 16 November 2010
1047:. christianity.com
717:Lutheran Quarterly
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3424:Virginia O'Hanlon
3269:Advent Conspiracy
3183:Films (Christmas,
3175:A Christmas Carol
3120:Carols for Choirs
2663:Cavalcade of Magi
2643:Boar's Head Feast
2312:Star of Bethlehem
2283:Nativity of Jesus
2271:flight into Egypt
2156:St. Stephen's Day
2073:
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1934:Carols for Choirs
1609:Gabriel's Message
1530:Adam lay ybounden
1491:Christmas markets
1284:Advent wreath FAQ
1266:978-0-9370320-7-7
1043:Bollinger, Hope.
964:978-1-55725-842-7
814:978-0-435-30691-5
759:Blue Peter annual
697:978-0-9845649-0-3
669:978-0-87905-700-8
658:The Living Wreath
618:Dennis Bratcher.
601:978-0-8192-1228-3
569:978-0-435-30695-3
530:978-0-595-30974-0
493:978-1-4022-3229-9
456:978-0-664-50232-4
309:Pope Benedict XVI
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3189:Christmas horror
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2489:Father Christmas
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3319:Christmas seals
3299:Christmas creep
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2743:Lord of Misrule
2678:Christmas Peace
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2561:Knecht Ruprecht
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