Advent Calendar

babyjawa · Post by **babyjawa** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 5:08 pm

Well you build something on every day leading up to Christmas. Hence you build something on every day of Advent.

Peasantpeteri · Post by **Peasantpeteri** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 5:26 pm

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

this makes much more sense. So Lego releases castle sets everyday leading up to Christmas?

wobnam · Post by **wobnam** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 10:49 pm

No, there are many tiny creations in the Advent Calendar.

DetpackJump · Post by **DetpackJump** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 12:18 am

Kingpeteri wrote:I was just curious why is it Advent, not Christmas?

They called it an Advent Calendar because, well, it's an Advent Calendar.

Lego didn't make up the term, it's a thing that already exists and they made a Lego version of it. Google it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advent_calendar

Post by **Bruce N H** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 8:01 pm

Hey King Peter I,

For an example, Here is the LEGO Advent Calendar from 2006, which was town-themed. That gallery shows each day's mini-set. Some days it was figs, other days it was small little constructions. Note how the constructions are related to the figs - e.g. day 19 is a mechanic fig, day 20 is a tool cart, day 21 is a workbench, etc. Presumably the Castle-themed one this year will be the same. As to the question of the lack of specific religious content to an advent calendar, it's like other traditions that have grown up around a holiday like Santa, or chocolate eggs on Easter, where back in the past there was a religious connection, but now the connection has grown weaker.

Bruce

Post by **Athos** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 8:05 pm

Kingpeteri wrote: May I ask why is it "advent" calender not "Christmas?"

Advent is the time leading up to Christmas. See:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advent

Steve