Wikipedia has a history of the advent calendar, including the origins of the original advent calendar and information on modern advent calendars. The article features information on unusual versions of advent calendars including Scandinavian towns that have television show based on advent calendars starting December 1st and a German town that paints scenes at houses creating a giant advent calendar.
Wikipedia History of Advent Calendars
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