Children are
looking forward to Christmas (Noël)! In France too, they do the countdown (le compte à rebours) with the Advent calendar (le calendrier de l'Avent).
In the
Christian religion, Advent is the period when people get ready for the arrival
of Christ, that is his birth.
The Advent
calendar tradition started in Germany in the 19th century (19ème siècle).
The first calendar with the chocolates dated back to 1958. The calendar starts
on December 1st (le premier décembre) and ends on December 24th (le 24 décembre).
