The Religion Teacher on Instagram: "Have you ever wondered why there are four weeks in Advent? Why not five? Or six week? Or seven? Here’s why. The season of Advent was actually inspired by the season of Lent, which pre-dates Advent by a number of years. Lent lasts for forty days in memory of the forty days Jesus spent in the desert after his Baptism. At first, Advent was celebrated for forty days, too, from Saint Martin’s Feast Day (November 11th) to the Epiphany (January 6th). But instead of f