DALLAS — Southern Methodist University students in Paula Lemmon’s Latin classes have been counting the days until Christmas, using a twist on the conventional Advent calendar. This one is ...

The winter holidays may be approaching, but Advent calendar ... countdown calendars, opening little doors or drawers to reveal a small treat — traditionally a Bible verse, a toy or a piece ...

Countdown to Christmas with this Advent calendar depicting the manger scene. Each day, open the corresponding window to reveal a special image and Bible verse that retells part of the Nativity story.

Behind each door, one could expect to find a devotional picture or Bible verse. In the United States, the popularity of the Advent Calendar didn't really take off until 1954, when Newsweek ...

More traditionally religious advent calendars do still exist, though, with the daily surprise consisting of a Bible verse. As Elizabeth Dias explains at TIME, the Bible verses go back to the heavy ...

and other parents created homemade ways to count down involving snacks and Bible verses. In 1908 German printer Gerhard Lang produced the first printed Advent calendar. In his childhood ...

The earliest calendars typically had a small flap or door that could be opened each day to unveil a picture or bible verse. But modern commercial advent calendar tend to be more elaborate with ...

Sven Kleinhans, a University of Florida law student, has been busy making dozens of Advent calendars ... precise Advent), revealing a series of Bible verses. “In those days a decree went ...

Happy Advent calendar season to all who observe. For decades, many Americans have celebrated the 24 days until Christmas with the classic countdown calendars, opening little doors or drawers to reveal ...