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MAIN Home Life Holidays Christmas Advent Calendars
Advent
calendars were first commercially produced in 1908. Today,
the tradition merrily continues on the Net with interactive
calendars leading to holiday quotes, inspiration or links
to Christmas surprises. This advent calendar starts on December
1st with tips for gifting, wrapping, baking, decorating and
enjoying the Holiday season.
Open a
door every day or - if you can't stand the suspense - open
them all!
Just up
ahead, also discover more about the hard-copy history of Advent
calendars, along with the best places to find digital versions
around the Web...
Advent Calendars - The History of a Christmas Tradition - and check out the virtual museum or buy an historic reprint of the classic Advent calendar online.
How
to Make an Advent Calendar - Do it yourself, with
complete instructions and supply list for making your own
custom-made advent calendar with felt and paper.
Yule in Iceland Advent Calendar - Click to open a new window each day until December 24th..."and no peeking!" Links to other
Online
Advent Calendar - Interactive - From the Woodlands
Junior School in the UK with a Christmas trivia quiz each
day until Christmas Eve, plus a brief history
of Advent calendars and lots more holiday fun online.
New York Holiday Event Advent Calendar - What's going on this year in December in the Big Apple featuring daily links to related sites.
Medieval Advent Calendar - A visual feast from December 1 to Christmas Eve with a click-a-day to sites featuring tales, stories and images of how the Nativity was depicted in the Middle Ages.
also see -> Christmas Attractions | Christmas Chocolate
Christmas Cookie Recipes | Christmas Party Ideas
Christmas Recipes | Christmas Trees | E-Cards
Games | Holiday Planner | Music | Santa Claus
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