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In the [[Western Rite Orthodoxy|Western Rite]] of the Orthodox Church, and in the [[Anglican]], [[Lutheran church|Lutheran]], [[Moravian Church|Moravian]], [[Presbyterian]], and [[Methodism|Methodist]] calendars, Advent begins on the fourth Sunday before Christmas (always falling between 27 November and 3 December), and ends on [[Christmas Eve]] on 24&nbsp;December.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Advent and Christmas |website=The Church of England (churchofengland.org) |lang=en |url=https://www.churchofengland.org/our-faith/what-we-believe/advent-and-christmas |access-date=12 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Advent |department=Festivals -– GCSE Religious Studies Revision |series=Bitesize guides |website=bbc.co.uk |publisher=[[British Broadcasting Corporation]] |lang=en-GB |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zkc86sg/revision/1 |access-date=12 January 2021}}</ref>

In the [[Roman Rite]] of the [[Catholic Church]], Advent begins with First Vespers (Evening Prayer&nbsp;I) of the Sunday that falls on or closest to 30&nbsp;November and it ends before First Vespers (Evening Prayer&nbsp;I) of Christmas.<ref>{{cite web |title=Liturgical notes for Advent |website=USCCB.org |publisher=[[United States Conference of Catholic Bishops]] |url=https://www.usccb.org/prayer-worship/liturgical-year/advent }}</ref> The first day of Advent also begins a new [[liturgical year]]. In the [[Ambrosian Rite]] and the [[Mozarabic Rite]] of the Catholic Church, Advent begins on the sixth Sunday before Christmas, the Sunday after [[St. Martin's Day]] (11&nbsp;November).<ref name=Pfatteicher2013>{{cite book |first=Philip H. |last=Pfatteicher |dateyear=23 September 2013 |title=Journey into the Heart of God: Living the liturgical year |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-1999-9714-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hfVdAAAAQBAJ |via=Google Books}}</ref>