{"id":31890,"date":"2017-12-01T08:12:48","date_gmt":"2017-12-01T13:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/?p=31890"},"modified":"2018-01-08T11:52:59","modified_gmt":"2018-01-08T16:52:59","slug":"advent-starts-today-do-you-know-what-that-means","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/advent-starts-today-do-you-know-what-that-means\/","title":{"rendered":"Advent starts today &#8211; do you know what that means?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Advent starts on December 1st every year, but do you know how it works, why we have it, how to enjoy it the most this year?\u00a0 This fun, two-minute video explains it really well.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eC0FGQLBp7w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" gesture=\"media\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCKYZOHnWG_5lVhke0NxsljA\">Busted Halo Videos<\/a> for this video&#8230;and Merry Christmas to everyone.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advent starts on December 1st every year, but do you know how it works, why we have it, how to enjoy it the most this year?\u00a0 This fun, two-minute video explains it really well. 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