What Day Do You Start An Advent Calendar

This is cute but advent and the 12 days of christmas are two different seasons on the liturgical calendar.

Instead of strictly following the four week advent period which can start anywhere from november 27 to december 3 an advent calendar typically begins on december 1 and counts down the days until. Just so everyone s on the same holiday page an advent calendar is a treat filled way of marking off the days leading up to christmas. Consecutive doors are opened every day leading up to christmas beginning on the start of the advent season for that year 2 3 or simply on december 1. Here is some history on it.

Advent 2020 begins on sunday november 29 and ends on thursday december 24. Many advent calendars take the form of a large rectangular card with windows one for each day of december leading up to and including christmas eve december 24 or christmas day december 25. You do know that advent is 24 days long right. The origins of the advent calendar come from german lutherans who at least as early as the beginning of the 19th century would count down the 24 days of advent.

It always begins on advent sunday which is the fourth sunday before christmas day. And that the 12 days of christmas are dec 25 jan 6. While the date for advent sunday varies each year advent begins on december 2nd in 2018 most advent calendars begin on december 1 and continue for 24 days.