Although Advent calendars have become hot-ticket items, they still reflect their ancient Christian meaning, writes Matthew Robert Anderson.

Currently updating for 2024 as new calendars release! Choosing an advent calendar for teens may prove more challenging than getting them to look up from their phones. Teens can be tricky to buy for ...

With December just a couple of weeks away, the holiday season is truly upon us. While tradition dictates that you should start an Advent Calendar on Dec. 1 and continue with it every day until Dec. 25 ...

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Advent, from “adventus” in Latin meaning “coming,” is the season encompassing the four Sundays and weekdays leading up to Christmas, according to Britannica. In the Christian church calendar, Advent ...

Advent symbolizes the church’s present situation in these “last days,” according to scripture, as God’s people wait for the return of Christ. During the holiday, the church looks back upon Christ’s ...

Advent calendars have certainly changed over the years. Gone are the days of simple cardboard doors opening to show winter scenes and symbols: a robin, a sprig of mistletoe, children ice skating. Now ...

Advent is linked to the Advent wreath, made from a circle of evergreen leaves used to represent eternal life. There are also four candles, one for each of the Sundays ’til Christmas. Some add a fifth ...

Hang a stocking for Jesus. Fill it with notes and prayer intentions during Advent. You can pray for those intentions in the stockings every night. Make a manger. Use pieces of straw or cut them out to ...