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href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deiziadur_an_azvent" title="Deiziadur an azvent – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Deiziadur an azvent" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calendari_d%27advent" title="Calendari d'advent – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Calendari d'advent" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventn%C3%AD_kalend%C3%A1%C5%99" title="Adventní kalendář – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Adventní kalendář" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calendr_Adfent" title="Calendr Adfent – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Calendr Adfent" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventskalender" title="Adventskalender – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Adventskalender" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventskalender" title="Adventskalender – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Adventskalender" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A7%CF%81%CE%B9%CF%83%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%B3%CE%B5%CE%BD%CE%BD%CE%B9%CE%AC%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%BF_%CE%B7%CE%BC%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%BF%CE%BB%CF%8C%CE%B3%CE%B9%CE%BF" title="Χριστουγεννιάτικο ημερολόγιο – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Χριστουγεννιάτικο ημερολόγιο" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calendario_de_Adviento" title="Calendario de Adviento – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Calendario de Adviento" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventkalendaro" title="Adventkalendaro – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" 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href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9E%AC%EB%A6%BC%EC%A0%88_%EB%8B%AC%EB%A0%A5" title="재림절 달력 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="재림절 달력" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8D%D5%B8%D6%82%D6%80%D5%A2%D5%AE%D5%B6%D5%B6%D5%A4%D5%B5%D5%A1%D5%B6_%D6%85%D6%80%D5%A1%D6%81%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B5%D6%81" title="Սուրբծննդյան օրացույց – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Սուրբծննդյան օրացույց" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventski_kalendar" title="Adventski kalendar – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Adventski kalendar" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" 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dell'avvento" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%97_%D7%94%D7%90%D7%93%D7%95%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%98" title="לוח האדוונט – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="לוח האדוונט" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventus_calendarium" title="Adventus calendarium – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Adventus calendarium" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advento_kalendorius" title="Advento kalendorius – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Advento kalendorius" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventi_napt%C3%A1r" title="Adventi naptár – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Adventi naptár" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalendar_Adven" title="Kalendar Adven – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Kalendar Adven" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventskalender" title="Adventskalender – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Adventskalender" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%89%E3%83%99%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%83%BC" title="アドベントカレンダー – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="アドベントカレンダー" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventskalender" title="Adventskalender – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Adventskalender" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link 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class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Geheimnis_der_Weihnacht3.tiff" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Geheimnis_der_Weihnacht3.tiff/lossy-page1-220px-Geheimnis_der_Weihnacht3.tiff.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="154" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Geheimnis_der_Weihnacht3.tiff/lossy-page1-330px-Geheimnis_der_Weihnacht3.tiff.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Geheimnis_der_Weihnacht3.tiff/lossy-page1-440px-Geheimnis_der_Weihnacht3.tiff.jpg 2x" data-file-width="722" data-file-height="506" /></a><figcaption>An Advent calendar with the <a href="/wiki/Nativity_scene" title="Nativity scene">nativity scene</a> behind the 24th door and the <a href="/wiki/Adoration_of_the_shepherds" class="mw-redirect" title="Adoration of the shepherds">adoration of the shepherds</a> behind the 25th. Each of the four Sundays in Advent has an additional door.</figcaption></figure> <p>An <b>Advent calendar</b>, from the German word <i>Adventskalender</i>, is used to count the days of <a href="/wiki/Advent" title="Advent">Advent</a> in anticipation of <a href="/wiki/Christmas" title="Christmas">Christmas</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Penney1999_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Penney1999-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since the date of the <a href="/wiki/Advent_Sunday" title="Advent Sunday">First Sunday of Advent</a> varies, falling between November 27 and December 3 inclusive, many reusable Advent calendars made of paper or wood begin on December 1. Others start from the First Sunday of Advent.<sup id="cite_ref-ACNS2016_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ACNS2016-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CI2014_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CI2014-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Advent calendar was first used by German <a href="/wiki/Lutheran" class="mw-redirect" title="Lutheran">Lutherans</a> in the 19th and 20th centuries, and has since then spread to other <a href="/wiki/Christian_denomination" title="Christian denomination">Christian denominations</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Mills2010_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mills2010-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-GassmannLarson2001_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GassmannLarson2001-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-McLaughlan2012_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McLaughlan2012-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Design_and_use">Design and use</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Advent_calendar&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Design and use"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Luzern_-_Adventskalender_bei_der_Reussbr%C3%BCcke_(Picswiss_LU-22-14).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Luzern_-_Adventskalender_bei_der_Reussbr%C3%BCcke_%28Picswiss_LU-22-14%29.jpg/220px-Luzern_-_Adventskalender_bei_der_Reussbr%C3%BCcke_%28Picswiss_LU-22-14%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Luzern_-_Adventskalender_bei_der_Reussbr%C3%BCcke_%28Picswiss_LU-22-14%29.jpg/330px-Luzern_-_Adventskalender_bei_der_Reussbr%C3%BCcke_%28Picswiss_LU-22-14%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Luzern_-_Adventskalender_bei_der_Reussbr%C3%BCcke_%28Picswiss_LU-22-14%29.jpg/440px-Luzern_-_Adventskalender_bei_der_Reussbr%C3%BCcke_%28Picswiss_LU-22-14%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="333" /></a><figcaption>Doors for 15 and 17 December of an Advent calendar at a building in <a href="/wiki/Lucerne" title="Lucerne">Lucerne</a>, Switzerland</figcaption></figure> <p>Traditional Advent calendars feature the <a href="/wiki/Manger_scene" class="mw-redirect" title="Manger scene">manger scene</a>, <a href="/wiki/Saint_Nicholas" title="Saint Nicholas">Saint Nicholas</a> and winter weather, while others range in theme, from sports to technology.<sup id="cite_ref-MacBeth2014_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MacBeth2014-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They come in a multitude of forms, from a simple paper calendar with flaps covering each of the days to fabric pockets on a background scene to painted wooden boxes with cubby holes for small items. </p><p>Many Advent calendars take the form of a large rectangular card with "Doors", one for each day of December leading up to and including Christmas Eve (December 24) or Christmas Day (December 25). Consecutive doors are opened every day leading up to Christmas, beginning on the start of the Advent season for that year,<sup id="cite_ref-ACNS2016_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ACNS2016-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CI2014_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CI2014-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or simply on December 1, as is the case of reusable Advent calendars. </p><p>Often the doors are distributed across the calendar in no particular order. The calendar doors open to reveal an image, a poem, a portion of a story (such as the story of the <a href="/wiki/Nativity_of_Jesus" title="Nativity of Jesus">Nativity of Jesus</a>), or a small gift, such as a toy or a chocolate item. Often, each door has a Bible <a href="/wiki/Bible_citation" title="Bible citation">verse</a> and <a href="/wiki/Christian_prayer" title="Christian prayer">Christian prayer</a> printed on it, which Christians incorporate as part of their daily <a href="/wiki/Daily_devotional" title="Daily devotional">Advent devotions</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Mills2010_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mills2010-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Black2004_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Black2004-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There are many variations of Advent calendars; some European villages create advent calendars on buildings or even so-called "living" Advent calendars,<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> where different windows are decorated for each day of Advent. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="The_Nordic_Julekalender/Julkalender"><span id="The_Nordic_Julekalender.2FJulkalender"></span>The Nordic Julekalender/Julkalender</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Advent_calendar&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: The Nordic Julekalender/Julkalender"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Nordic_Christmas_calendar" title="Nordic Christmas calendar">Nordic Christmas calendar</a></div> <p>In Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, there is a tradition of having a <i>Julekalender</i> (Swedish: <i>Julkalender</i>, Finnish: <i>Joulukalenteri</i>, Icelandic: <i>Jóladagatal</i>; the local word for a <a href="/wiki/Yule" title="Yule">Yule</a>—or Christmas—calendar) in the form of a television or radio show, starting on December 1 and ending on Christmas Eve (December 24). </p><p>The first such show aired on radio in 1957 in the form of the Swedish radio series <i><a href="/wiki/Barnens_adventskalender" title="Barnens adventskalender">Barnens adventskalender</a></i>. The first televised show of the genre aired in 1960 in the form of the Swedish program <i><a href="/wiki/Titteliture" title="Titteliture">Titteliture</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first <i>julekalender</i> aired in Denmark was <i>Historier fra hele verden</i> in 1962. The televised <i>julkalender</i> or <i>julekalendar</i> has now extended into the other <a href="/wiki/Nordic_countries" title="Nordic countries">Nordic countries</a>. In Finland, for example, the show is called <i>Joulukalenteri</i>. </p><p>Over the years, there have been several kinds of <i>julekalender</i>. Some are directed at children, some at both children and adults, and some directed at adults alone. There is a <i>Julkalender</i> radio show in Sweden, which airs in the days leading up to Christmas. A classic example of a <i>julekalender</i> enjoyed by children, as well as adults, if purely for nostalgic reasons, is the 1979 Norwegian television show <i><a href="/wiki/Jul_i_Skomakergata" title="Jul i Skomakergata">Jul i Skomakergata</a></i>. Another is the 1990 Icelandic television show <i><a href="/wiki/%C3%81_ba%C3%B0kari_til_Betlehem" title="Á baðkari til Betlehem">Á baðkari til Betlehem</a></i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Image_gallery">Image gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Advent_calendar&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Image gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed"> <li class="gallerycaption">A collection of Advent calendars</li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 164px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 162px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Richard_Ernst_Kepler_-_Im_Lande_des_Christkinds.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Advent calendar from Im Lande des Christkinds. The doors contain Christmas poems. Images, from a cut-out sheet, were pasted over them."><img alt="Advent calendar from Im Lande des Christkinds. The doors contain Christmas poems. Images, from a cut-out sheet, were pasted over them." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Richard_Ernst_Kepler_-_Im_Lande_des_Christkinds.jpg/243px-Richard_Ernst_Kepler_-_Im_Lande_des_Christkinds.jpg" decoding="async" width="162" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Richard_Ernst_Kepler_-_Im_Lande_des_Christkinds.jpg/364px-Richard_Ernst_Kepler_-_Im_Lande_des_Christkinds.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Richard_Ernst_Kepler_-_Im_Lande_des_Christkinds.jpg/485px-Richard_Ernst_Kepler_-_Im_Lande_des_Christkinds.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1410" data-file-height="1046" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Advent calendar from <i>Im Lande des Christkinds</i>. The doors contain Christmas poems. Images, from a cut-out sheet, were pasted over them.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 162px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 160px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Marianne_Schneegans_Adventskalender.jpeg" class="mw-file-description" title="A 1946 Advent calendar by Marianne Schneegans"><img alt="A 1946 Advent calendar by Marianne Schneegans" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Marianne_Schneegans_Adventskalender.jpeg/240px-Marianne_Schneegans_Adventskalender.jpeg" decoding="async" width="160" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Marianne_Schneegans_Adventskalender.jpeg 1.5x" data-file-width="320" data-file-height="240" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">A 1946 Advent calendar by Marianne Schneegans</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 186px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 184px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Schloss_Hellbrunn_zur_Adventszeit.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The 24 windows of the front of Hellbrunn Palace in Salzburg, Austria, used as an Advent calendar during the town's Christmas market"><img alt="The 24 windows of the front of Hellbrunn Palace in Salzburg, Austria, used as an Advent calendar during the town's Christmas market" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Schloss_Hellbrunn_zur_Adventszeit.jpg/276px-Schloss_Hellbrunn_zur_Adventszeit.jpg" decoding="async" width="184" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Schloss_Hellbrunn_zur_Adventszeit.jpg/414px-Schloss_Hellbrunn_zur_Adventszeit.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Schloss_Hellbrunn_zur_Adventszeit.jpg/552px-Schloss_Hellbrunn_zur_Adventszeit.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3425" data-file-height="2236" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The 24 windows of the front of <a href="/wiki/Hellbrunn_Palace" title="Hellbrunn Palace">Hellbrunn Palace</a> in Salzburg, Austria, used as an Advent calendar during the town's Christmas market</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 162px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 160px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Adventkalender_andrea.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="A home-made Advent calendar featuring presents"><img alt="A home-made Advent calendar featuring presents" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Adventkalender_andrea.JPG/240px-Adventkalender_andrea.JPG" decoding="async" width="160" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Adventkalender_andrea.JPG/360px-Adventkalender_andrea.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Adventkalender_andrea.JPG/480px-Adventkalender_andrea.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1296" data-file-height="972" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">A home-made Advent calendar featuring presents</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 122px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 120px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:2014-12_12_Adventskalender_St._Elisabeth_(Essen-Frohnhausen).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="An Advent calendar consisting of images that have dates on the inverse side"><img alt="An Advent calendar consisting of images that have dates on the inverse side" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/2014-12_12_Adventskalender_St._Elisabeth_%28Essen-Frohnhausen%29.jpg/180px-2014-12_12_Adventskalender_St._Elisabeth_%28Essen-Frohnhausen%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/2014-12_12_Adventskalender_St._Elisabeth_%28Essen-Frohnhausen%29.jpg/270px-2014-12_12_Adventskalender_St._Elisabeth_%28Essen-Frohnhausen%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/2014-12_12_Adventskalender_St._Elisabeth_%28Essen-Frohnhausen%29.jpg/360px-2014-12_12_Adventskalender_St._Elisabeth_%28Essen-Frohnhausen%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1510" data-file-height="1510" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">An Advent calendar consisting of images that have dates on the inverse side</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 62px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 60px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jul_cal2.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="A Norwegian Advent calendar"><img alt="A Norwegian Advent calendar" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Jul_cal2.jpg/67px-Jul_cal2.jpg" decoding="async" width="45" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Jul_cal2.jpg/100px-Jul_cal2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Jul_cal2.jpg/134px-Jul_cal2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1570" data-file-height="4222" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">A Norwegian Advent calendar</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 92px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 90px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Adventskalender_im_Bau.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="A home-made Advent calendar made from wood in the shape of a Christmas tree"><img alt="A home-made Advent calendar made from wood in the shape of a Christmas tree" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Adventskalender_im_Bau.jpg/135px-Adventskalender_im_Bau.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Adventskalender_im_Bau.jpg/202px-Adventskalender_im_Bau.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Adventskalender_im_Bau.jpg/270px-Adventskalender_im_Bau.jpg 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="640" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">A home-made Advent calendar made from wood in the shape of a Christmas tree</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 81.333333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 79.333333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Adventskalender_am_Rathaus._Stollberg._IMG_0831WI.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Advent Calendar at the City Hall in Stollberg, Saxony"><img alt="Advent Calendar at the City Hall in Stollberg, Saxony" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Adventskalender_am_Rathaus._Stollberg._IMG_0831WI.jpg/119px-Adventskalender_am_Rathaus._Stollberg._IMG_0831WI.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Adventskalender_am_Rathaus._Stollberg._IMG_0831WI.jpg/178px-Adventskalender_am_Rathaus._Stollberg._IMG_0831WI.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Adventskalender_am_Rathaus._Stollberg._IMG_0831WI.jpg/238px-Adventskalender_am_Rathaus._Stollberg._IMG_0831WI.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3173" data-file-height="4795" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Advent Calendar at the City Hall in <a href="/wiki/Stollberg" title="Stollberg">Stollberg</a>, Saxony</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 182.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:A_few_hours_too_early_(4267111411).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Two girls try to open the first door of an Advent calendar at the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church in Berlin."><img alt="Two girls try to open the first door of an Advent calendar at the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church in Berlin." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/A_few_hours_too_early_%284267111411%29.jpg/271px-A_few_hours_too_early_%284267111411%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="181" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/A_few_hours_too_early_%284267111411%29.jpg/407px-A_few_hours_too_early_%284267111411%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/A_few_hours_too_early_%284267111411%29.jpg/542px-A_few_hours_too_early_%284267111411%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4288" data-file-height="2848" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Two girls try to open the first door of an Advent calendar at the <a href="/wiki/Kaiser_Wilhelm_Memorial_Church" title="Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church">Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church</a> in Berlin.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 162.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 160.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Adventskalender.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title=""Living" Advent calendar"><img alt=""Living" Advent calendar" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Adventskalender.JPG/241px-Adventskalender.JPG" decoding="async" width="161" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Adventskalender.JPG/361px-Adventskalender.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Adventskalender.JPG/481px-Adventskalender.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2288" data-file-height="1712" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">"Living" Advent calendar</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 140.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 138.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Adventkalender_AR.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Advent calendar with presents as flaps, randomly arranged"><img alt="Advent calendar with presents as flaps, randomly arranged" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Adventkalender_AR.jpg/208px-Adventkalender_AR.jpg" decoding="async" width="139" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Adventkalender_AR.jpg/312px-Adventkalender_AR.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Adventkalender_AR.jpg/416px-Adventkalender_AR.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3735" data-file-height="3231" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Advent calendar with presents as flaps, randomly arranged</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 182px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Julkalender_-_2021.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Stand-up Advent calendar by Carlsen Verlag, 1959"><img alt="Stand-up Advent calendar by Carlsen Verlag, 1959" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Julkalender_-_2021.jpg/270px-Julkalender_-_2021.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Julkalender_-_2021.jpg/404px-Julkalender_-_2021.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Julkalender_-_2021.jpg/539px-Julkalender_-_2021.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1700" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Stand-up Advent calendar by <a href="/wiki/Carlsen_Verlag" title="Carlsen Verlag">Carlsen Verlag</a>, 1959</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 84px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 82px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Diciembre.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="An Advent calendar featuring Santa Claus riding his sleigh"><img alt="An Advent calendar featuring Santa Claus riding his sleigh" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Diciembre.jpg/123px-Diciembre.jpg" decoding="async" width="82" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Diciembre.jpg/184px-Diciembre.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Diciembre.jpg/246px-Diciembre.jpg 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="658" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">An Advent calendar featuring <a href="/wiki/Santa_Claus" title="Santa Claus">Santa Claus</a> riding his sleigh</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Advent_calendar&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Advent_candle" title="Advent candle">Advent candle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Advent_wreath" title="Advent wreath">Advent wreath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christingle" title="Christingle">Christingle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lenten_calendar" title="Lenten calendar">Lenten calendar</a></li></ul> <div style="clear:left;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Advent_calendar&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output 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.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFPenney1999" class="citation book cs1">Penney, Sue (1999). <i>Christianity</i>. Heinemann. p. 38. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780435304775" title="Special:BookSources/9780435304775"><bdi>9780435304775</bdi></a>. <q>In Advent, Christians use special candles and calendars. Advent candles have marks to show the days until Christmas. The candle is lit each day until it burns down to the next mark. Advent calendars have little doors to open, one for each day. Behind each door is a picture. Candles and calendars like this help to remind people that Christmas is coming closer.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Christianity&rft.pages=38&rft.pub=Heinemann&rft.date=1999&rft.isbn=9780435304775&rft.aulast=Penney&rft.aufirst=Sue&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAdvent+calendar" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ACNS2016-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-ACNS2016_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ACNS2016_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.anglicannews.org/news/2016/11/online-advent-calendar-created-by-the-world.aspx">"Online Advent calendar created by the world"</a>. Anglican Communion News Service. November 17, 2016. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161220082343/http://www.anglicannews.org/news/2016/11/online-advent-calendar-created-by-the-world.aspx">Archived</a> from the original on December 20, 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 8,</span> 2016</span>. <q>] Christians across the world are being invited to celebrate the season of Advent through an interactive, multi-lingual online calendar. The website adventword.org goes live on Advent Sunday (27 November) in nine languages including, for the first time, Arabic. It allows people around the globe to create together an advent calendar with images shared by their mobile phones. Advent, which runs from Sunday 27 November to Christmas Eve, is the season when Christians prepare to celebrate the birth of Jesus. It is traditionally marked with the putting up of an Advent calendar to count down the days. The calendars have daily windows which are opened to reveal images, small chocolates or other gifts.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Online+Advent+calendar+created+by+the+world&rft.pub=Anglican+Communion+News+Service&rft.date=2016-11-17&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.anglicannews.org%2Fnews%2F2016%2F11%2Fonline-advent-calendar-created-by-the-world.aspx&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAdvent+calendar" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-CI2014-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-CI2014_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-CI2014_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMac_Donald2014" class="citation news cs1">Mac Donald, Sarah (November 26, 2014). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.catholicireland.net/advent-calendar/">"Primate launches online calendar for Advent"</a>. <i>Catholicireland.net</i>. Catholic Ireland. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160426172716/http://www.catholicireland.net/advent-calendar/">Archived</a> from the original on April 26, 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 8,</span> 2016</span>. <q>The Primate of All Ireland, Archbishop Eamon Martin, on Tuesday launched a specially commissioned 2014 Advent calendar to coincide with the beginning of Advent on Sunday 30 November. The online calendar can be found on the Irish Catholic bishops' website www.catholicbishops.ie. This year's calendar also incorporates a new feature in the form of an audio 'Thought for Today'. In a statement, the Archbishop said "Each day of Advent amounts to a period of time which allows us to journey and reflect on 'the joy of the Gospel." "As Advent is the season of preparation for the coming of our Lord, I encourage the faithful, notwithstanding our hectic schedule over the coming weeks, to make time to pray – alone and with loved ones – and by so doing to draw nearer to Christ," Archbishop Martin encouraged. The first door on the Advent Calendar will open on Sunday next 30 November and each subsequent day after that.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Catholicireland.net&rft.atitle=Primate+launches+online+calendar+for+Advent&rft.date=2014-11-26&rft.aulast=Mac+Donald&rft.aufirst=Sarah&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicireland.net%2Fadvent-calendar%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAdvent+calendar" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Mills2010-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Mills2010_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Mills2010_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMills2010" class="citation book cs1">Mills, T.J. (May 10, 2010). <i>The Twelve Blessings of Christmas</i>. Thomas Nelson Inc. p. 54. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780529124319" title="Special:BookSources/9780529124319"><bdi>9780529124319</bdi></a>. <q>The Advent calendar was first used by Lutherans in the early 19th century. Early printed Advent calendars had Bible verses behind little cardboard doors.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Twelve+Blessings+of+Christmas&rft.pages=54&rft.pub=Thomas+Nelson+Inc.&rft.date=2010-05-10&rft.isbn=9780529124319&rft.aulast=Mills&rft.aufirst=T.J.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAdvent+calendar" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-GassmannLarson2001-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-GassmannLarson2001_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGassmannLarsonOldenburg2001" class="citation book cs1">Gassmann, Günther; Larson, Duane H.; Oldenburg, Mark W. (April 4, 2001). <i>Historical Dictionary of Lutheranism</i>. Scarecrow Press. p. 87. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780810866201" title="Special:BookSources/9780810866201"><bdi>9780810866201</bdi></a>. <q>The periods of Advent and Christmas have been especially dear to Lutherans and have provided ground for the creation and observation of customs: the rich tradition of hymn singing and church music, the Advent wreath as a sign of Christ's victory, the Advent calendar with its "windows," candles symbolizing new light in darkness, the varieties of Advent and Christmas cookies (gingerbread, fruit loaf, and so on) with several spices (originally seven, the holy number), the Christmas tree with glittering decoration and self-made figures and symbols as a reminder of the gold and treasures that the three wise men brought to the Christ Child, the cribs and tableaus within and out front of the churches and houses, and the greeting of Christmas morning by hymns and carols blown by trumpets and trombones from church towers.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Historical+Dictionary+of+Lutheranism&rft.pages=87&rft.pub=Scarecrow+Press&rft.date=2001-04-04&rft.isbn=9780810866201&rft.aulast=Gassmann&rft.aufirst=G%C3%BCnther&rft.au=Larson%2C+Duane+H.&rft.au=Oldenburg%2C+Mark+W.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAdvent+calendar" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://faithlutheranreno.org/advent-christmas/">"The Season of Advent: Hope, Love, Joy, and Peace"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Reno,_Nevada" title="Reno, Nevada">Reno</a>: Faith Lutheran Church<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 9,</span> 2021</span>. <q>The Advent calendar is used to count the days of Advent in anticipation of Christmas. The Advent calendar was first used by German Lutherans in the 19th and 20th centuries but is now widely used among many Christian denominations .</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Season+of+Advent%3A+Hope%2C+Love%2C+Joy%2C+and+Peace&rft.place=Reno&rft.pub=Faith+Lutheran+Church&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ffaithlutheranreno.org%2Fadvent-christmas%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAdvent+calendar" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-McLaughlan2012-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-McLaughlan2012_7-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMcLaughlan2012" class="citation book cs1">McLaughlan, David (September 1, 2012). <i>The Top 40 Traditions of Christmas: The Story Behind the Nativity, Candy Canes, Caroling, and All Things Christmas</i>. Barbour Publishing. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-62029-108-5" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-62029-108-5"><bdi>978-1-62029-108-5</bdi></a>. <q>Like many other Christmas traditions, the Advent calendar was a German invention. It is thought to have originated among Lutheran communities and spread to other churches in the area</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Top+40+Traditions+of+Christmas%3A+The+Story+Behind+the+Nativity%2C+Candy+Canes%2C+Caroling%2C+and+All+Things+Christmas&rft.pub=Barbour+Publishing&rft.date=2012-09-01&rft.isbn=978-1-62029-108-5&rft.aulast=McLaughlan&rft.aufirst=David&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAdvent+calendar" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-MacBeth2014-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-MacBeth2014_8-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMacBeth2014" class="citation book cs1">MacBeth, Sybil (November 1, 2014). <i>The Season of the Nativity</i>. Paraclete Press. p. 50. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781612616131" title="Special:BookSources/9781612616131"><bdi>9781612616131</bdi></a>. <q>The variety of Advent calendars is endless, and they are available online, in bookstores, and even in some grocery stores. The "old-fashioned," meaning twentieth-century and earlier versions, are made of paper and often include pictures of Santa Claus, the manger, or winter weather. Most calendars have twenty-four little paper doors; behind each is a picture or a Bible passage.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Season+of+the+Nativity&rft.pages=50&rft.pub=Paraclete+Press&rft.date=2014-11-01&rft.isbn=9781612616131&rft.aulast=MacBeth&rft.aufirst=Sybil&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAdvent+calendar" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Black2004-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Black2004_9-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBlack2004" class="citation book cs1">Black, Vicki K. (January 9, 2004). <i>Welcome to the Church Year: An Introduction to the Seasons of the Episcopal Church</i>. Church Publishing, Inc. p. 17. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780819225757" title="Special:BookSources/9780819225757"><bdi>9780819225757</bdi></a>. <q>The Advent Calendar: Another way to mark the progress of Advent is the Advent calendar. Again, many children enjoy this hands-on way of keeping Advent, and families can incorporate prayers and brief Scripture readings or nativity stores into the daily ritual of opening the Advent calendar.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Welcome+to+the+Church+Year%3A+An+Introduction+to+the+Seasons+of+the+Episcopal+Church&rft.pages=17&rft.pub=Church+Publishing%2C+Inc.&rft.date=2004-01-09&rft.isbn=9780819225757&rft.aulast=Black&rft.aufirst=Vicki+K.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAdvent+calendar" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-38203933">"Penarth neighbours create 'living' advent calendar"</a>. <i>BBC News</i>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 9,</span> 2011</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Julkalendern+50+%C3%A5r+-+Bakgrund&rft.date=2007-12-10&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sr.se%2Fbarn%2Fjul50%2Fbakgrund.stm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAdvent+calendar" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Advent_calendar&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFTaylor2012" class="citation news cs1">Taylor, Alan (November 30, 2012). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2012/11/2012-hubble-space-telescope-advent-calendar/100415/">"2012 Hubble Space Telescope Advent Calendar"</a>. In Focus. <a href="/wiki/The_Atlantic" title="The Atlantic">The Atlantic</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=2012+Hubble+Space+Telescope+Advent+Calendar&rft.date=2012-11-30&rft.aulast=Taylor&rft.aufirst=Alan&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theatlantic.com%2Finfocus%2F2012%2F11%2F2012-hubble-space-telescope-advent-calendar%2F100415%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAdvent+calendar" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFTaylor2018" class="citation news cs1">Taylor, Alan (December 1, 2018). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2018/12/2018-hubble-space-telescope-advent-calendar/577129/">"2018 Hubble Space Telescope Advent Calendar"</a>. 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1:1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_the_Baptist" title="John the Baptist">John the Baptist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Joseph%27s_dreams" title="Saint Joseph's dreams">Saint Joseph's dreams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tree_of_Jesse" title="Tree of Jesse">Tree of Jesse</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#ECE7FE;width:1%">Traditions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Advent calendar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Advent_candle" title="Advent candle">Advent candle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christingle" title="Christingle">Christingle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hanging_of_the_greens" title="Hanging of the greens">Hanging of the greens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christmas_market" title="Christmas market">Christmas markets</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Christmas_markets" title="List of Christmas markets">List</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stir-up_Sunday" title="Stir-up Sunday">Stir-up Sunday</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Advent_wreath" title="Advent wreath">Advent wreath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moravian_star" title="Moravian star">Moravian star</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#ECE7FE;width:1%">Songs and hymns</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Adam_lay_ybounden" title="Adam lay ybounden">Adam lay ybounden</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Advent_%C3%A4r_m%C3%B6rker_och_kyla" title="Advent är mörker och kyla">Advent är mörker och kyla</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Advent_song" title="Advent song">Advent song</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Adventstid" title="Adventstid">Adventstid</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angelus_ad_virginem" title="Angelus ad virginem">Angelus ad virginem</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Bereden_v%C3%A4g_f%C3%B6r_Herran" title="Bereden väg för Herran">Bereden väg för Herran</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Come,_thou_Redeemer_of_the_earth" class="mw-redirect" title="Come, thou Redeemer of the earth">Come, thou Redeemer of the earth</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Conditor_alme_siderum" title="Conditor alme siderum">Conditor alme siderum</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Cherry-Tree_Carol" title="The Cherry-Tree Carol">The Cherry-Tree Carol</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Come,_Thou_Long_Expected_Jesus" title="Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus">Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Det_%C3%A4r_advent" title="Det är advent">Det är advent</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Es_ist_ein_Ros_entsprungen" title="Es ist ein Ros entsprungen">Es ist ein Ros entsprungen</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gabriel%27s_Message" title="Gabriel's Message">Gabriel's Message</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Holly_and_the_Ivy" title="The Holly and the Ivy">The Holly and the Ivy</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Hosianna,_Davids_son" title="Hosianna, Davids son">Hosianna, Davids son</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/In_das_Warten_dieser_Welt" class="mw-redirect" title="In das Warten dieser Welt">In das Warten dieser Welt</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Jesus_Christ_the_Apple_Tree" title="Jesus Christ the Apple Tree">Jesus Christ the Apple Tree</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/K%C3%BCndet_allen_in_der_Not" title="Kündet allen in der Not">Kündet allen in der Not</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Lo!_He_comes_with_clouds_descending" title="Lo! He comes with clouds descending">Lo! He comes with clouds descending</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Long_Ago,_Prophets_Knew" title="Long Ago, Prophets Knew">Long Ago, Prophets Knew</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Macht_hoch_die_T%C3%BCr" title="Macht hoch die Tür">Macht hoch die Tür</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Macht_weit_die_Pforten_in_der_Welt" title="Macht weit die Pforten in der Welt">Macht weit die Pforten in der Welt</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Maria_durch_ein_Dornwald_ging" title="Maria durch ein Dornwald ging">Maria durch ein Dornwald ging</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Meine_Seele,_dank_und_singe" title="Meine Seele, dank und singe">Meine Seele, dank und singe</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Mit_Ernst,_o_Menschenkinder" title="Mit Ernst, o Menschenkinder">Mit Ernst, o Menschenkinder</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Der_Morgenstern_ist_aufgedrungen" title="Der Morgenstern ist aufgedrungen">Der Morgenstern ist aufgedrungen</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Nun_komm,_der_Heiden_Heiland" title="Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland">Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/O_Antiphons" title="O Antiphons">O Antiphons</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/O_Come,_O_Come,_Emmanuel" title="O Come, O Come, Emmanuel">O Come, O Come, Emmanuel</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/O_Heiland,_rei%C3%9F_die_Himmel_auf" title="O Heiland, reiß die Himmel auf">O Heiland, reiß die Himmel auf</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Wie_soll_ich_dich_empfangen" title="Wie soll ich dich empfangen">O How Shall I Receive Thee</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Of_the_Father%27s_Heart_Begotten" title="Of the Father's Heart Begotten">Of the Father's Heart Begotten</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rorate_Caeli" class="mw-redirect" title="Rorate Caeli">Rorate Caeli</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sei_uns_willkommen,_Herre_Christ" title="Sei uns willkommen, Herre Christ">Sei uns willkommen, Herre Christ</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Singet_fr%C3%B6hlich_im_Advent" title="Singet fröhlich im Advent">Singet fröhlich im Advent</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/There_is_no_rose_of_such_virtue" class="mw-redirect" title="There is no rose of such virtue">There is no rose of such virtue</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Tochter_Zion,_freue_dich" title="Tochter Zion, freue dich">Tochter Zion, freue dich</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Veni_redemptor_gentium" title="Veni redemptor gentium">Savior of the Nations, Come</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Vi_t%C3%A4nder_ett_ljus_i_advent" title="Vi tänder ett ljus i advent">Vi tänder ett ljus i advent</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Vox_clara_ecce_intonat" title="Vox clara ecce intonat">Hark, a Thrilling Voice Is Sounding</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Wachet_auf,_ruft_uns_die_Stimme" title="Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme">Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#ECE7FE;width:1%">Cantatas and other music</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/%C3%84rgre_dich,_o_Seele,_nicht,_BWV_186" title="Ärgre dich, o Seele, nicht, BWV 186"><i>Ärgre dich, o Seele, nicht</i>, BWV 186a</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bereitet_die_Wege,_bereitet_die_Bahn,_BWV_132" title="Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn, BWV 132"><i>Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn</i>, BWV 132</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herz_und_Mund_und_Tat_und_Leben,_BWV_147" title="Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147"><i>Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben</i>, BWV 147a</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Messiah_Part_I" title="Messiah Part I">Handel's <i>Messiah</i> (Part I)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nun_komm,_der_Heiden_Heiland_(B%C3%B6hm)" title="Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (Böhm)"><i>Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland</i> (Böhm)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nun_komm,_der_Heiden_Heiland,_BWV_61" title="Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 61"><i>Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland</i>, BWV 61</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nun_komm,_der_Heiden_Heiland,_BWV_62" title="Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 62"><i>Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland</i>, BWV 62</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/This_Is_the_Record_of_John" title="This Is the Record of John">This Is the Record of John</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Unser_lieben_Frauen_Traum" title="Unser lieben Frauen Traum">Unser lieben Frauen Traum</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virga_Jesse_(Bruckner)" title="Virga Jesse (Bruckner)"><i>Virga Jesse</i> (Bruckner)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wachet_auf,_ruft_uns_die_Stimme,_BWV_140" title="Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140"><i>Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme</i>, BWV 140</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wachet!_betet!_betet!_wachet!_BWV_70" title="Wachet! betet! betet! wachet! BWV 70"><i>Wachet! betet! betet! wachet!</i> BWV 70a</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wir_sagen_euch_an_den_lieben_Advent" title="Wir sagen euch an den lieben Advent">Wir sagen euch an den lieben Advent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_church_cantatas_by_liturgical_occasion#First_Sunday_of_Advent_(Advent_I)" title="List of church cantatas by liturgical occasion">List of Advent cantatas</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#ECE7FE;width:1%">Music publications</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Carols_for_Choirs" title="Carols for Choirs">Carols for Choirs</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_New_English_Hymnal" title="The New English Hymnal">The New English Hymnal</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Oxford_Book_of_Carols" title="The Oxford Book of Carols">The Oxford Book of Carols</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_New_Oxford_Book_of_Carols" title="The New Oxford Book of Carols">The New Oxford Book of Carols</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Piae_Cantiones" title="Piae Cantiones">Piae Cantiones</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_English_Hymnal" title="The English Hymnal">The English Hymnal</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hymns_Ancient_and_Modern" title="Hymns Ancient and Modern">Hymns Ancient and Modern</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Hymnal_1982" title="The Hymnal 1982">The Hymnal 1982</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#ECE7FE;width:1%">Related topics</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anglican_church_music" title="Anglican church music">Anglican church music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Catholic_music" title="Category:Catholic music">Catholic music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lutheran_hymn" title="Lutheran hymn">Lutheran hymns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carol_service" title="Carol service">Carol service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christmastide" title="Christmastide">Christmastide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liturgical_year" title="Liturgical year">Liturgical year</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="3" style="background:#ECE7FE"><div> <ul><li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/23px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/31px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="185" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Category:Advent" title="Category:Advent">Category</a></li> <li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Commons page"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/12px-Commons-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/18px-Commons-logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/24px-Commons-logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1376" /></span></span> <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Advent" class="extiw" title="commons:Category:Advent">Commons</a></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:P_christianity.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="icon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/P_christianity.svg/16px-P_christianity.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/P_christianity.svg/24px-P_christianity.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/P_christianity.svg/32px-P_christianity.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="360" /></a></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Portal:Christianity" title="Portal:Christianity">Christianity portal</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Christmas" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#CE1D20; 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color:white;width:1%"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">In <a href="/wiki/Folklore" title="Folklore"><span style="color:white">folklore</span></a></div></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Badalisc" title="Badalisc">Badalisc</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caganer" title="Caganer">Caganer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christkind" title="Christkind">Christkind</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gr%C3%BDla" title="Grýla">Grýla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Frost" title="Jack Frost">Jack Frost</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korvatunturi" title="Korvatunturi">Korvatunturi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kallikantzaros" title="Kallikantzaros">Kallikantzaros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legend_of_the_Christmas_Spider" title="Legend of the Christmas Spider">Legend of the Christmas Spider</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mari_Lwyd" title="Mari Lwyd">Mari Lwyd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miner%27s_figure" title="Miner's figure">Miner's figure</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nisse_(folklore)" title="Nisse (folklore)">Nisse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Pole" title="North Pole">North Pole</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Man_Winter" title="Old Man Winter">Old Man Winter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perchta" title="Perchta">Perchta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santa%27s_workshop" title="Santa's workshop">Santa's workshop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ti%C3%B3_de_Nadal" title="Tió de Nadal">Tió de Nadal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turo%C5%84" title="Turoń">Turoń</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vertep" title="Vertep">Vertep</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wenceslaus_I,_Duke_of_Bohemia" title="Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia">Wenceslaus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yule_cat" title="Yule cat">Yule cat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yule_Lads" class="mw-redirect" title="Yule Lads">Yule Lads</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#CE1D20; color:white;width:1%"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Christmas_gift-bringer" title="Christmas gift-bringer"><span style="color:white">Gift-bringers</span></a></div></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Nicholas" title="Saint Nicholas">Saint Nicholas</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Nicholas_(European_folklore)" title="Saint Nicholas (European folklore)">folklore</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santa_Claus" title="Santa Claus">Santa Claus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Befana" title="Befana">Befana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ded_Moroz" title="Ded Moroz">Ded Moroz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Father_Christmas" title="Father Christmas">Father Christmas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grandpa_Indian" title="Grandpa Indian">Grandpa Indian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joulupukki" title="Joulupukki">Joulupukki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Julemanden" title="Julemanden">Julemanden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Noel_Baba" title="Noel Baba">Noel Baba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olentzero" title="Olentzero">Olentzero</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P%C3%A8re_No%C3%ABl" title="Père Noël">Père Noël</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sinterklaas" title="Sinterklaas">Sinterklaas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Christmas_and_winter_gift-bringers" title="List of Christmas and winter gift-bringers">Others</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#CE1D20; color:white;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Companions_of_Saint_Nicholas" title="Companions of Saint Nicholas"><span style="color:white">Companions of<br />Saint Nicholas</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Belsnickel" title="Belsnickel">Belsnickel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christmas_elf" title="Christmas elf">Elves</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knecht_Ruprecht" title="Knecht Ruprecht">Knecht Ruprecht</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krampus" title="Krampus">Krampus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mrs._Claus" title="Mrs. Claus">Mrs. Claus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P%C3%A8re_Fouettard" title="Père Fouettard">Père Fouettard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sack_Man" title="Sack Man">Sack Man</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santa_Claus%27_daughter" title="Santa Claus' daughter">Santa Claus' daughter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santa_Claus%27s_reindeer" title="Santa Claus's reindeer">Santa's reindeer</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rudolph_the_Red-Nosed_Reindeer" title="Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer">Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Snegurochka" title="Snegurochka">Snegurochka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zwarte_Piet" title="Zwarte Piet">Zwarte Piet</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#CE1D20; color:white;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Christmas_traditions" title="Christmas traditions"><span style="color:white">Traditions</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Advent calendar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Advent_candle" title="Advent candle">Advent candle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Advent_wreath" title="Advent wreath">Advent wreath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boar%27s_Head_Feast" title="Boar's Head Feast">Boar's Head Feast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Schwibbogen" title="Schwibbogen">Candle arches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christmas_card" title="Christmas card">Cards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carols_by_Candlelight" title="Carols by Candlelight">Carols by Candlelight</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cavalcade_of_Magi" title="Cavalcade of Magi">Cavalcade of Magi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christingle" title="Christingle">Christingle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christmas_jumper" title="Christmas jumper">Christmas jumper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christmas_Peace" title="Christmas Peace">Christmas Peace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christmas_cracker" title="Christmas cracker">Crackers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christmas_decoration" title="Christmas decoration">Decorations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Didukh" title="Didukh">Didukh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Christmas_events_and_celebrations" title="Category:Christmas events and celebrations">Events and celebrations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Feast_of_the_Seven_Fishes" title="Feast of the Seven Fishes">Feast of the Seven Fishes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flying_Santa" title="Flying Santa">Flying Santa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christmas_gift" title="Christmas gift">Gifts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Google_Santa_Tracker" title="Google Santa Tracker">Google Santa Tracker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hamper#Christmas_hamper" title="Hamper">Hampers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Las_Posadas" title="Las Posadas">Las Posadas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Round-robin_letter" title="Round-robin letter">Letters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christmas_lights" title="Christmas lights">Lights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lord_of_Misrule" title="Lord of Misrule">Lord of Misrule</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christmas_market" title="Christmas market">Markets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Christmas_meals_and_feasts" title="Category:Christmas meals and feasts">Meals and feasts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midnight_Mass" title="Midnight Mass">Midnight Mass</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moravian_star" title="Moravian star">Moravian star</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nine_Lessons_and_Carols" title="Nine Lessons and Carols">Nine Lessons and Carols</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NORAD_Tracks_Santa" title="NORAD Tracks Santa">NORAD Tracks Santa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nutcracker" title="Nutcracker">Nutcrackers</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nutcracker_doll" title="Nutcracker doll">dolls</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christmas_ornament" title="Christmas ornament">Ornaments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santa_Claus_parade" title="Santa Claus parade">Parades</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Christmas_and_holiday_season_parades" title="List of Christmas and holiday season parades">list</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pi%C3%B1ata" title="Piñata">Piñatas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poinsettia" title="Poinsettia">Poinsettia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christmas_pyramid" title="Christmas pyramid">Pyramids</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/R%C3%A4uchermann" title="Räuchermann">Räuchermann</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christmas_seal" class="mw-redirect" title="Christmas seal">Seals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Secret_Santa" title="Secret Santa">Secret Santa</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Spanbaum" title="Spanbaum">Spanbaum</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krak%C3%B3w_szopka" title="Kraków szopka">Szopka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christmas_stamp" title="Christmas stamp">Stamps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christmas_stocking" title="Christmas stocking">Stockings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christmas_tree" title="Christmas tree">Tree</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twelve_Days_of_Christmas" title="Twelve Days of Christmas">Twelve Days</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wassailing" title="Wassailing">Wassailing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christmas_window" title="Christmas window">Windows</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yule_goat" title="Yule goat">Yule goat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yule_log" title="Yule log">Yule log</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#CE1D20; color:white;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Observance_of_Christmas_by_country" title="Observance of Christmas by country"><span style="color:white">By country</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Christmas_in_Australia" title="Christmas in Australia">Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christmas_in_Colombia" title="Christmas in Colombia">Colombia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yule_and_Christmas_in_Denmark" title="Yule and Christmas in Denmark">Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Christmas_in_England" title="Category:Christmas in England">England</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ethiopian_Christmas" title="Ethiopian Christmas">Ethiopia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christmas_in_Finland" title="Christmas in Finland">Finland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christmas_in_France" title="Christmas in France">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weihnachten" title="Weihnachten">Germany</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Christmas_in_Nazi_Germany" title="Christmas in Nazi Germany">Nazi Germany</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christmas_in_Hungary" title="Christmas in Hungary">Hungary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christmas_in_Iceland" title="Christmas in Iceland">Iceland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christmas_in_Indonesia" title="Christmas in Indonesia">Indonesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christmas_in_Ireland" title="Christmas in Ireland">Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christmas_in_Italy" title="Christmas in Italy">Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christmas_in_Mexico" title="Christmas in Mexico">Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christmas_in_New_Zealand" title="Christmas in New Zealand">New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christmas_in_Norway" title="Christmas in Norway">Norway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christmas_in_the_Philippines" title="Christmas in the Philippines">Philippines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christmas_in_Poland" title="Christmas in Poland">Poland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christmas_in_Romania" title="Christmas in Romania">Romania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christmas_in_Russia" title="Christmas in Russia">Russia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christmas_in_Scotland" title="Christmas in Scotland">Scotland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christmas_in_Serbia" title="Christmas in Serbia">Serbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christmas_in_Sweden" title="Christmas in Sweden">Sweden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christmas_in_Ukraine" title="Christmas in Ukraine">Ukraine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Christmas_in_the_United_States" title="Category:Christmas in the United States">United States</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Christmas_in_the_American_Civil_War" title="Christmas in the American Civil War">American Civil War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christmas_in_Hawaii" title="Christmas in Hawaii">Hawaii</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christmas_in_New_Mexico" title="Christmas in New Mexico">New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christmas_in_the_United_States_(1946%E2%80%931964)" title="Christmas in the United States (1946–1964)">Post-War United States</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#CE1D20; color:white;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Christmas_music" title="Christmas music"><span style="color:white">Music</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Christmas_carol" title="Christmas carol">Carols</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Christmas_carols" title="List of Christmas carols">list</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Christmas_operas" title="List of Christmas operas">Operas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christmas_music#Popular_Christmas_songs" title="Christmas music">Songs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Christmas_hit_singles_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of Christmas hit singles in the United Kingdom">Hit singles in the UK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_popular_Christmas_singles_in_the_United_States" title="List of popular Christmas singles in the United States">Hit singles in the US</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billboard_Christmas_Holiday_charts" title="Billboard Christmas Holiday charts">Music charts (<i>Billboard</i>)</a></li> <li>Music books <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Carols_for_Choirs" title="Carols for Choirs">Carols for Choirs</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Oxford_Book_of_Carols" title="The Oxford Book of Carols">The Oxford Book of Carols</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_New_Oxford_Book_of_Carols" title="The New Oxford Book of Carols">The New Oxford Book of Carols</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Piae_Cantiones" title="Piae Cantiones">Piae Cantiones</a></i></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#CE1D20; color:white;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Christmas_by_medium" title="Christmas by medium"><span style="color:white">Other media</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Christmas_in_literature" class="mw-redirect" title="Christmas in literature">In literature</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Christmas_novels" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Christmas novels">novels</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Christmas_Carol" title="A Christmas Carol">A Christmas Carol</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Christmas_films" title="List of Christmas films">Films (Christmas,</a> <a href="/wiki/Santa_Claus_in_film" title="Santa Claus in film">Santa,</a> <a href="/wiki/Christmas_horror" title="Christmas horror">Christmas horror</a>)</li> <li>Poetry <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Old_Santeclaus_with_Much_Delight" title="Old Santeclaus with Much Delight">Old Santeclaus with Much Delight</a>"</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Visit_from_St._Nicholas" title="A Visit from St. Nicholas">A Visit from St. Nicholas</a></i></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Christmas_Day_in_the_Workhouse" title="Christmas Day in the Workhouse">Christmas Day in the Workhouse</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Journey_of_the_Magi" title="Journey of the Magi">Journey of the Magi</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Tomten" class="mw-redirect" title="Tomten">Tomten</a>"</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Christmas_television_specials" title="List of Christmas television specials">Christmas television specials</a> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Yule_Log_(TV_program)" title="Yule Log (TV program)">Yule Log</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apollo_8_Genesis_reading" title="Apollo 8 Genesis reading">Apollo 8 Genesis reading</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#CE1D20; color:white;width:1%">In<br />modern<br />society</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Advent_Conspiracy" title="Advent Conspiracy">Advent Conspiracy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Friday_(partying)" title="Black Friday (partying)">Black Friday (partying)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Friday_(shopping)" title="Black Friday (shopping)">Black Friday (shopping)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bronner%27s_Christmas_Wonderland" title="Bronner's Christmas Wonderland">Bronner's Christmas Wonderland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christmas_and_holiday_season" title="Christmas and holiday season">Christmas and holiday season</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christmas_club" title="Christmas club">Christmas club</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christmas_creep" title="Christmas creep">Christmas creep</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christmas_Day_(Trading)_Act_2004" title="Christmas Day (Trading) Act 2004">Christmas Day (Trading) Act 2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Institution_Christmas_Lectures" title="Royal Institution Christmas Lectures">Christmas Lectures</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christmas_Mountains" title="Christmas Mountains">Christmas Mountains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christmas_seals" title="Christmas seals">Christmas seals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christmas_truce" title="Christmas truce">Christmas truce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christmas_controversies" title="Christmas controversies">Controversies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cyber_Monday" title="Cyber Monday">Cyber Monday</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economics_of_Christmas" title="Economics of Christmas">Economics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Giving_Tuesday" class="mw-redirect" title="Giving Tuesday">Giving Tuesday</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grinch" title="Grinch">Grinch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spanish_Christmas_Lottery" title="Spanish Christmas Lottery">El Gordo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jews_and_Christmas" title="Jews and Christmas">Jews and Christmas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christmas_in_July" title="Christmas in July">In July</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christmas_in_August_(Yellowstone)" title="Christmas in August (Yellowstone)">In August</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_Christmas_games" title="NBA Christmas games">NBA games</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_on_Christmas_Day" title="NFL on Christmas Day">NFL games</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pikkujoulu" title="Pikkujoulu">Pikkujoulu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SantaCon" title="SantaCon">SantaCon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santa%27s_Candy_Castle" title="Santa's Candy Castle">Santa's Candy Castle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santa_Claus_Village" title="Santa Claus Village">Santa Claus Village</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ebenezer_Scrooge" title="Ebenezer Scrooge">Scrooge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Small_Business_Saturday" title="Small Business Saturday">Small Business Saturday</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Saturday" title="Super Saturday">Super Saturday</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christmas_jumper" title="Christmas jumper">Ugly sweaters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virginia_O%27Hanlon" title="Virginia O'Hanlon">Virginia O'Hanlon</a> ("<a href="/wiki/Yes,_Virginia,_there_is_a_Santa_Claus" title="Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus">Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus</a>")</li> <li><a href="/wiki/White_Christmas_(weather)" title="White Christmas (weather)">White Christmas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_multinational_festivals_and_holidays" title="List of multinational festivals and holidays">Winter festivals</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/WWE_Tribute_to_the_Troops" title="WWE Tribute to the Troops">WWE Tribute to the Troops</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Xmas" title="Xmas">Xmas</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#CE1D20; 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