What started as a Christmas countdown has increasingly become a retail opportunity. While Advent calendars have evolved over the centuries, they still accomplish some of their original objectives.

Advent calendars, explained: Where they came from and why they're everywhere now Rachel Treisman December 11, 2022 / 2:00 am ...

Advent — which comes from the Latin word for "arrival" — gradually became associated with the coming of Christ, and by the Middle Ages was explicitly linked to Christmas. Today, most Advent calendars ...