Talk:Advent calendar

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Would anyone care to provide an image of a commercial calendar

The abundance of hand-made calendars seems WP:UNDUE. It would be good to have a photo of a commercial calendar or even a display of several. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 05:50, 20 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Chocolate

Could someone add a mention of chocolate advent calendars? Maybe they are just a UK thing but most people I know (at least when they were children) had advent calendars with chocolate inside. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 125.15.236.218 (talk) 23:39, 10 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

It's brief but there: "or a small gift, such as a toy or a chocolate item." If you have an addition that you would like to suggest, feel free to add it. Walter Görlitz (talk) 04:57, 11 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

It's a decade later and this issue still stands. Very weird article, and theres not a lot of scholarly information about these commercial calenders that I can find! 2A00:8B40:8581:0:45C6:BB6E:B0F:D88B (talk) 14:42, 21 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The phrase "early doors"

The phrase "early doors" - meaning early on or near the start of a process - comes from advent calendars. The period when the first (few) doors on it are opened. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mr gobrien (talk • contribs) 20:30, 30 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I've never head the phrase. If you want that added to the article, you'll need to have it sourced. Walter Görlitz (talk) 21:16, 30 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Actually I've done more research and "early doors" originates from early after a venue opens its doors. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mr gobrien (talk • contribs) 22:17, 30 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Advent candle in gallery

I propose that the image of the Advent candle be removed for the simple reason that it is not a calendar – in a gallery of calendars.

I further propose that it be replaced with a link to Advent candle (which happens to contain the same image) in the See also section.

If there are no objections in a month's time, I would be happy to do so myself. 1980fast (talk) 01:48, 28 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Germany - Postwar period to the present day

Our translation group just added the section "Germany - Postwar period to the present day" (under "History"), which we translated from the article on Advent Calendars on German Wikipedia. We've placed it after "Design and use" and before "Nordic Julekalender". Is this the best place to put it? Feel free to correct or add to our work. OberMegaTrans (talk) 15:31, 28 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]