HISTORY OF THE ADVENT CALENDAR

Advent Calendar, from the German word Adventskalendar, is used to count the days of Advent on the run up to Christmas.

The date of the First Sunday of Advent can vary, usually falling between November 27 and December 3 inclusive.  However, many reusable Advent calendars as well as being made from paper or card, are made of fabric and begin on December 1^st. 

We have lots of lovely Advent Calendar panels in stock, for you to make using your own personal touch.  These calendars can be treasured and used from year to year and as a ‘hand me downs’, to remember Christmases and people past.

The Advent Calendar was first used by German Lutherins in the 19^th & 20^th Centuries.  Since then has spread to other Christian denominations.

Usually, the traditional Advent Calendars feature the manger scene, Saint Nicholas, aka Father Christmas or Santa Clause, and winter weather.  However more modern Advent Calendars can feature anything from cartoon characters to branded chocolate names.

Advent Calendars can come in a multitude of forms with doors or pockets and cubby holes for smaller items.  Each ‘door’ is numbered for each day of December with the last one usually ending on Christmas Eve, or sometimes Christmas Day.  The ‘windows’ are distributed across the calendar in no particular order and contain a small gift or chocolate.

Earlier Advent Calendars contained an image behind the door such as an image, part of the story of the Nativity of Jesus.

This extract was taken from  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advent_calendar

For most people, the fun of having an Advent Calendar is opening a window to reveal it’s contents.  They also make lovely decorations before and after all the doors have been opened.

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