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An Advent calendar with a nativity scene behind the 24th door.

An Advent calendar is a special calendar that counts the days to Christmas through the month of December. Most of them start on the first day of December, but sometimes they include the last few days of November because of the Christian advent. The advent calendar was used first by German Lutherans from 1800 to 1900, but now many Christians use them.

Looks and use

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An Advent calendar with a picture of Santa riding his sleigh

Advent calendars have pictures on them that show either the Christian nativity scene, Santa Claus, or a winter landscape. However, there are also many different looks, such as sports or technology. They can either be made of paper, wood or fabric.

Many Advent calendars and large cards shaped like a rectangle, with little "windows" that can be opened. There are usually 24 windows on a card, one for each day from December 1 to the day before Christmas. Each window has a number, and you open one each day. For example, on December 16, you would open the window with a '16' on it. There are sometimes pictures, poems, or even chocolate behind each window. Other calendars have Bible verses or a prayer behind the windows, which Christians use to celebrate their Advent as part of their religion. Advent calendars can also have puzzles or games behind the windows.

There are many different kinds of Advent calendars. Some are made online on social media, and some towns have made living advent calendars.

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Images for kids

  • Picswiss LU-22-14

    Doors for 15 and 17 December of an Advent calendar at a building in Lucerne, Switzerland

  • Richard Ernst Kepler - Im Lande des Christkinds

    Advent calendar from Im Lande des Christkinds. The doors contain Christmas poems. Images, from a cut-out sheet, were pasted over them.

  • Marianne Schneegans Adventskalender

    A 1946 Advent calendar by Marianne Schneegans.

  • Schloss Hellbrunn zur Adventszeit

    The 24 windows of the front of Hellbrunn Palace in Salzburg, Austria, used as an Advent calendar during the town's Christmas market.

  • Adventkalender andrea

    A home-made Advent calendar featuring presents.

  • 2014-12 12 Adventskalender St. Elisabeth (Essen-Frohnhausen)

    An Advent calendar consisting of images that have dates on the inverse side.

  • Jul cal2

    A Norwegian Advent calendar.

  • Adventskalender im Bau

    A home-made Advent calendar made from wood in the shape of a Christmas tree.

  • Adventskalender am Rathaus. Stollberg. IMG 0831WI

    Advent Calendar at the City Hall in Stollberg, Saxony.

  • A few hours too early (4267111411)

    Two girls try to open the first door of an Advent calendar at the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church in Berlin.

  • Adventskalender

    "Living" Advent calendar.

  • Adventkalender AR

    Advent calendar with presents as flaps, randomly arranged.

  • Julkalender - 2021

    Stand-up Advent calendar by Carlsen Verlag 1959.

See also

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