About Advent

Start here: Why 24 Doors, and Which Door to Open First: Advent in 2026 and 2027

• Why 24 Doors, and Which Door to Open First: Advent in 2026 and 2027A calendar counts December 1 to 24 while Advent is four Sundays, so which day opens door 1? The first Sunday is November 29,…
• Who Invented the Advent Calendar? The Dates DisagreeNo one person and no one year: sources date the first printed advent calendar to 1902, 1903, 1904 or 1908, and the first chocolate…
• Advent Calendars in Germany, France, the UK and the US: What Opens WhenDoor 1 opens on December 1 in the countries cited here, and around it fall Sinterklaas on December 5, Nikolaus on December 6 and…