Tue Nov 30, 2010 1:17 pm 
"Advent calender"
An Advent calendar is a special calendar which is used to count or celebrate the days of Advent in anticipation of Christmas. Some calendars are strictly religious, whereas others are secular in content. Despite the name, most commercially available Advent calendars begin on December 1, regardless of when Advent begins, which can be as early as November 27 and as late as December 3.
Today, most advent calendars are made for children. Many take the form of a large rectangular card with many "windows", one of which is opened every day during Advent. In less elaborate calendars, each window opens to reveal an image, a poem, or part of a story such as the Nativity story itself. More elaborate Advent calendars have a small gift concealed in each window, such as a toy or a chocolate item. I think in the US they use stockings on a fireplace to put something in there till christmas day.
We can post for every day till December 24th one image of "your world" in this month, how you celebrate and contemplate this time of year! What do you do,how to you decorate your house, the preperations, like baking cookies, shopping etc.! How you gather with friends and family! For the days after Christmas, this time we call here "between the years", you can post here how you celebrated Christmas or what you did, even what your presents were (new lenses
! )Walking in the snow with friends, having had a coffetable, went for dinners, etc.!!!!!!!!!I think this is an broad and interesting theme und should be fun! So take it easy, while getting ready for Christmas!!
More information on Advent calender, you can read here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advent_calendar
So let me know what you think, or if you have any suggestions!!!
Cheers Boris
