Learn more about it. Each year, shortly after Thanksgiving, our household Advent calendar, a simple carved wooden upright box with 24 tiny doors, is collected from our basement. My children and I ...
While many equate Advent with calendars full of treats leading up to Christmas Day on Dec. 25, Advent is a term that comes out of Western Christianity and is the season encompassing the four ...
Each week during Advent has a specific meaning and relevance ... represent the everlasting life found in Christ. Advent calendars were adopted in the 19th century by German Lutherans as a ...