Advent begins the Church year, so technically there is nothing "before" it, but the season immediately preceding it is Ordinary Time.
It is called Advent.
The first season for the church year is Advent .
Advent is the four Sundays before Christmas. My church has an "advent wreath" with five candles (one for each of the Sundays of advent and one for Christmas eve).
Advent ("coming") is the church season immediately preceding Christmas.
Advent
For most Christian denominations, lent is the season before Easter, Pentecost is after Easter, and advent is preparation for Christmas.
The season of Advent ends on Christmas day. Typically, the following weekend is when the church can resume using its typical decorations.
Yes. The Baptist Church honors the advent season, usually with the traditional advent candles, and other sacred worship.
Advent
Advent has been observed by the Church since about the year 380 in one form or the other. However, Pope Gregory the Great, who died in 604, was the real architect of the Roman Advent as it is now observed. Gregory fixed the season of Advent at four weeks before Christmas.
Advent Christmas Season Ordinary Time Lent Easter Triduum Easter Season Ordinary Time Advent begins a new Church year.
The first Sunday of Advent marks the beginning of a new liturgical year.