(Slideshow) 15 Advent traditions from around the world

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A candle in the window

Although more popular in the 1970s, and usually more typical in rural Ireland, Catholics place a candle in the window to welcome Joseph and Mary in honor of their search for somewhere to stay. The candle is ideally lit and extinguished by a Mary in the family, in honor of the Blessed Mother.

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