Read more: https://www.vox.com/culture/21805198/advent-explained-wreath-calendar-season-nazi-christmas-catholic
TIL: Advent doesn’t start on 1st December. It starts on the 4th Sunday before Christmas so varies by up to a week. The 1st December ‘tradition’ was invented by companies making advent calendars so the same units/designs can be sold every year.
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I knew it was okay to eat all the chocolate on the 28th
TIL some people think advent starts on December 1st.
Yup. We lit our first advent candle on the 28th of November. But the kids only opened the first door in their advent’s calendar on the 1st of November. (Norway)
Just don’t ask what’s in those Advent burgers.