I had to look up the etymology and it basically comes from Latin ad-venire or "to come".. so symbolizes merely the eventual arrival of something or prelude to something.
Exactly. That comment was a great example of outrage culture. Instead of stopping to think of what advent means or put in the effort to start a Kwanzaa of code, the other commenter instead chose to just complain and get upset over nothing
You're the one that has no idea what Advent means in western European culture
Please do not perpetuate flamewars on HN. It's just what we're trying to avoid here.