Adventskalender

- Advent Calendar -

Last Sunday it started: the advent. 

On Monday we started our Advent calendar in school. Every pupil was given a number which symbolized the day on which they were entitled to receive a riddle from Santa Claus from the Advent calendar. Once they solved the English riddle and answered properly in English they will be rewarded with a treat from the Advent calendar. 

Everyone seems to put a lot of effort into solving their riddles. We are proud to say, that by now already 5 riddles have been solved succesfully. Keep it up.

The Advent calendar is a Christian tradition to count down the days to the holy night. They usually start on the first of December, just as ours does. 

The first calendars can be traced back to the German Lutherans who started that tradition in the 1850s. Often this meant drawing a chalk line on the door each day or taking one off. 

Nowadays, every child in Germany gets a "Adventskalender" in November to start counting in December. The calendars mostly contain chocolate or other sweets. It is also very common to create homemade Advent calendars. They can be hand crafted and filled with individual ideas, messages or little presents.

Some cities even transform whole houses into beautiful Advent calendars.

For more details see: Wikipedia - Advent Calendar

We want to take that opportunity, to wish everyone a merry and peaceful holiday season.

Susana & Saskia