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Updated / Sunday, 1 Nov 2020 14:57 From Nazi Germany to Harrods via the White House, Luke Rix-Standing opens the window on the origins of Advent Calendars. From hand-drawn sheets of cardboard to dispensers of chocolate, shampoo, and even diamonds, Advent calendars have been through countless iterations over the years. Now Christmas constants, they have navigated politics, religious rituals, and date discrepancies during their rise to the top. Here is how the humble Advent calendar came to be, from ancient Christian liturgy to the near-infinite varieties on modern shelves… What is Advent? From the latin  adventus (meaning ‘coming’ or ‘arrival’), Advent consists of four weeks of preparation for the celebration of the nativity. No one quite knows when it was first observed, but monks in 5th century France were known to have begun fasting in the lead-up Christmas, and the practice was cemented by the Council of Tours in 567. So you could say, on one level, Advent sta

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