The modern Advent calendar usually consists of 24 small paper doors behind which is either a gift, a piece of chocolate, or ...

Behind each door, one could expect to find a devotional picture or Bible verse. In the United States, the popularity of the Advent Calendar didn't really take off until 1954, when Newsweek ...

Countdown to Christmas with this Advent calendar depicting the manger scene. Each day, open the corresponding window to reveal a special image and Bible verse that retells part of the Nativity story.

The winter holidays may be approaching, but Advent calendar season is already in ... to reveal a small treat — traditionally a Bible verse, a toy or a piece of chocolate. But companies are ...

Each door would have either a Bible verse or a treat. The popularity of the Advent calendar didn't really take off in the United States until 1954, when a photo of President Dwight D. Eisenhower's ...

The earliest calendars typically had a small flap or door that could be opened each day to unveil a picture or bible verse. But modern commercial advent calendar tend to be more elaborate with ...

Some Advent calendars offer different religious verses, activities and meditations on the days leading up to Christmas. These types of calendars "can help you fully enter into the season with ...

and other parents created homemade ways to count down involving snacks and Bible verses. In 1908 German printer Gerhard Lang produced the first printed Advent calendar. In his childhood ...

Happy Advent calendar season to all who observe. For decades, many Americans have celebrated the 24 days until Christmas with the classic countdown calendars, opening little doors or drawers to reveal ...