Advent Calendar
By Susan
@HazySue (39265)
Gouverneur, New York
December 22, 2018 9:32am CST
When my girls were young we would hang an advent calendar in our dining room. Each day the girls would be breathlessly waiting for the day to be turned back to see what kind of treat was in store for them.
They would get a treat and a bible verse per countdown day to Christmas. I never wanted them to forget the ultimate reason for Christmas.
I decided the first year we did this that I needed a regular front for the calendar and a specially back. So I took the front off of the store bought calendar and made my own back.
When you folded back the day behind it would be a bible verse and the name of the treat for the day. There would be little treats such as a lollipop, a hair bow, or a little trinket of some type.
I am happy to say that the girls have continued this little tradition with their own children.
Do you have a tradition that you celebrate every year at Christmas time?
Share it with us.
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@Hate2Iron (15724)
• Canada
22 Dec 18
My Mom's Nativity Scene goes out every year and we are all waiting for Christmas Day to arrive when Jesus is placed in the manger!!
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@Hate2Iron (15724)
• Canada
25 Dec 18
@HazySue Mom was always coming up with stuff like this!!
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@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
26 Dec 18
@Hate2Iron It's what adds the 'spirit' to Christmas.
@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
22 Dec 18
I always wanted to decorate our home with a Christmas star (lantern) to symbolize the star that guided the three kings towards the manger where Jesus was born.
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@KOLAMsegaran1 (4137)
• Bekasi, Indonesia
22 Dec 18
I have no Christmas tradition
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@RasmaSandra (98033)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
22 Dec 18
No more traditions I am on my own. As a child, I loved to have an advent calendar.
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