Advent took years--and Lenin weeks, decades

 Advent took centuries--Week 2 of coram soon: Lenin, sometimes decades happen in a week 

1. Quote by Vladimir Ilyich Lenin: “There are decades where ...

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   “There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.” ― Vladimir Ilyich Lenin tags: lenin , marx , revolution Read more quotes from Vladimir Lenin Share this quote: Like Quote Recommend to friends Friends Who Liked This Quote To see what your friends thought of this quote, please sign up! 790 likes

It is not known when the period of preparation for Christmas that is now called Advent began, though it was certainly in existence from about 480; the novelty introduced by the Council of Tours of 567 was to order monks to fast every day in the month of December until Christmas.[15] According to J. Neil Alexander, it is "impossible to claim with confidence a credible explanation of the origin of Advent".[16]

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Easter was immediate?
Chuck