Why Is It Called An Advent Calendar. At its core, the advent calendar is a tool for counting down the days to christmas, transforming the wait into a joyous and interactive experience. The history of advent calendars like many others aspects of modern christmas practices, the advent calendar is of german origin.

From the early nineteenth century, at the latest, german protestants began to mark the days of advent. Advent comes from latin and means ‘the coming’ and in the case of christmas it represents the birth of jesus christ, the advent season encourages christians to prepare for.