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What is an Advent calendar, anyway?

At least I'm not the only one ... Last year's (or did you do it earlier as well?) Advent calendar was the first time I'd ever encountered the concept.

I can't vet all the information in the article, but this should give you an idea: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advent_calendar

Or you could look at last year's. Or google for more examples.

It's a calendar where each day counting up to Christmas has a chocolate (or picture) behind it. You get to open the days up each morning and eat the chocolate (or look at the picture).

I imagine Brian Cronin is going with the picture tradition. But virtual chocolate would be cool, too.

This is like when Larry David tries to explain the Flash's red costume to a blind guy in Curb Your Enthusiasm.

Wow, by posting that inncoent message I'm inadvertently advertising chocolate and Curb Your Enthusiasm. I should get a percentage.

Thanks for the explanation. Of course, where I'm from (semirural SW Arkansas), "Advent" means nothing, except I think as the name of a long-defunct paperback publisher. I'm assuming it's some sort of observance by some of the Catholic knockoff churches (I was raised Southern Baptist).

I'm from rural Oklahoma, and 'Advent' means nothing here, either.
I did hear of Advent calendars once before, on an episode of 'Vicar Of Dibley', but they didn't explain the term; they just assumed everyone would already know. I figured it was a British thing.
Is there a reason why the numbers are out of order?
I don't understand the Curb Your Enthusiasm reference. I guess I'm too blind.

Time for a subsidiary blog, I take it -- Comic Blog Concepts Should be Comprehensible for Residents of Rural Backwaters ...