Un Calendario De Adviento

Advent calendars. What are they all about then? They are quintessentially German where apparently they originated. Only Germans, being so efficient, would need another calendar to tell them how many days it is until Christmas. They are efficient, German and dull. "Ick bin fhergul, ich bin sehr gut fhergul. Willst du nich mit mir spass machen? Aufwiedersehen"

Factoid: An advent calendar is a card or poster with twenty-four small doors, one to be opened each day from December 1 until Christmas Eve. Each door conceals a picture. This popular tradition arose in Germany in the late 1800s and soon spread throughout Europe and North America. Originally, the images in Advent calendars were derived from the Hebrew Bible. Now, alongside traditional Advent calendars depicting angels and biblical figures are those whose doors open to display teddy bears, pieces of chocolate.