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	Advent Calendar at TeachingMOM
		Because the Advent season lasts from 22-28 days and is different every year, I'll be trying to organize the calendar so that it is more manageable and the ever-changing 4th week varies accordingly.
		The Advent Calendar was made to be used over again for as many years as you can get something out of it.
		Advent History and Calendar/Wreath Help Learn about the history of Advent and how to create many different Advent calendars and/or wreaths for your family's use.
	www.teachingmom.com /features/advent.html (909 words)

	The ShatterStorm Productions FemSlash Advent Calendar
		And the Dec 2004 FemSlash Advent Calendar was a smashing success.
		AJ has a friend who runs the Slash Advent Calendar.
		But that June calendar really couldn't be called an "advent" calendar, hence the renaming of the calendars.
	fsac.shatterstorm.net (762 words)

	Advent Calendar \| Advent Activities for Families \| Advent Wreath Kit
		A great way for families who currently use an Advent calendar or Advent wreath to add to their family Advent traditions without the hassle and pressure.
		During the Week - Continue with the Advent calendar, the Seek-and-Find Advent puzzle, family devotions and lighting of the Advent wreath.
		These Advent family nights began in our home in response to our desire our daughters understood Christmas was more than just Santa and presents.
	www.familieswithpurpose.com /adventkits.html (1082 words)

	Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
		Advent is an important time in the life of our church.
		Advent is also a wonderful time to reach out to your community and intentionally invite your neighbors to come and explore the birth of Christ during the entire Advent season.
		This year's Presbyterians Today Advent calendar, "Spreading the light of Christ," looks at how we can share the light brought into the world by the birth of Jesus Christ.
	www.pcusa.org (227 words)

	R.I. Soft Systems - Screensavers: Advent Calendar
		Adorable Pets WP This beautiful, animated Advent Calendar screensaver brings home the spirit of the holidays.
		If you enjoy the music from the Advent Calendar screensaver, why not purchase the music from our other popular screensaver, Living Waterfalls.
		The "Advent Calendar" Screensaver and all associated graphics and sounds are copyrighted by W3i.
	www.risoftsystems.com /store/advent.asp (331 words)

	Advent calendar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		An Advent calendar is a symbol of the holy season of Advent, celebrated in December near Christmas, another holiday season.
		Advent Calendars can also consist of cloth sheets with small pockets to be filled with candy or other small items.
		The Advent calendar is normally of standard dimensions, but can be found in other shapes, such as a model of a house.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Advent_calendar (540 words)

	What is an advent calendar? How does an advent calendar relate to Christmas?
		The idea of the Advent Calendar caught on with other printing firms as the demand swiftly increased, and many versions were produced, some of which would have printed on them Bible verses appropriate to the Advent period.
		Also, the makers of today's Advent calendars are anxious only to sell their product, and the majority of these neither know nor care about the meaning and purpose of Advent.
		Their calendars depict Santa Claus and his reindeer, snowmen, holly, mistletoe, and all the secular trappings of Christmas behind the little windows, often along with a piece of chocolate.
	www.gotquestions.org /advent-calendar.html (749 words)

	CVC's History of the Advent! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Advent is Latin for "coming towards" (The Latin, "ad", means "towards" whereas "ven/vent" is core of the Latin verb "veno", meaning "come".).
		The celebration of advent and the associated advent calendar caught on like wildfire in the early decades of this century.
		The practice of advent is celebrated primarily in the German-speaking areas of Europe and especially in the protestant German areas of the United States.
	www.cvc.org /christmas/advent.htm (458 words)

	The Christian Season of Advent
		The word Advent means "coming" or "arrival." The focus of the entire season is the celebration of the birth of Jesus the Christ in his First Advent, and the anticipation of the return of Christ the King in his Second Advent.
		Advent is marked by a spirit of expectation, of anticipation, of preparation, of longing.
		The beginning of Advent is a time for the hanging of the green, decoration of the church with evergreen wreaths, boughs, or trees that help to symbolize the new and everlasting life brought through Jesus the Christ.
	www.cresourcei.org /cyadvent.html (3526 words)

	The Advent Calendar
		The first known Advent Calendar, which was done by hand, dates back to 1851.
		Early styles were the Advent clock or the Advent candle -- a candle for each of the 24 days until Christmas.
		This 1908 Advent Calendar was the first one to be printed, though it didn't have any windows to open.
	apmethodist.org /advent-cal.htm (197 words)

	Advent - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Thus the season of Advent serves a dual reminder of the original waiting that was done by the Hebrews for the birth of their Messiah as well as the waiting that Christians today endure as they await the secong coming of Jesus the Christ.
		Another home-based craft made for advent is the Advent is the Advent wreath that uses the candles described above as well as a circular wreath that symbolizes eternity.
		In Italy, among other Advent celebrations, is the entry into Rome in the last days of Advent of the Calabrian pifferari, or bagpipe players, who play before the shrines of the Mary, the mother of Jesus.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Advent (1196 words)

	Advent Calendars - The History of a Christmas Tradition
		The first known Advent Calendar which was made by handwork is from the year 1851.
		In 1904 an Advent Calendar was inserted in the newspaper "Neues Tagblatt Stuttgart" as a gift for their readers.
		When he was a child his mother made him an Advent Calendar with 24 "Wibbele" (little candies) which were sticked on a cardboard.
	www.sellmer-verlag.de /history.htm (420 words)

	Anglicans Online \| Resources for Advent
		A simple 'click the date' Advent calendar, which leads to attractive art and graphics, along with a prayer and additional links.
		Advent links from St Andrew's Episcopal Church in Arlington, Virginia (USA) includes services, traditions and celebrating at home, individually or as a family.
		Advent at St Paul's (Washington, DC) The highly-regarded choir at this Washington parish has produced a CD.
	anglicansonline.org /special/advent.html (1114 words)

	Favorite Resources for Catholic Homeschoolers - Celebrating Advent
		Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany in the Domestic Church by Catherine and Peter Fournier
		The Advent segment of this book on celebrating the Liturgical year within the family is 27 pages long and encompasses four chapters.
		The fourth chapter, "Advent: Christmas Preparations" provides information on a Christmas Nogvena, the Jesse Tree and Blessing, the Blessing of a Crib, and the Polish custom of Oplatek, a special wafer which is shared among family on Christmas Eve.
	www.love2learn.net /calendar/advent1.htm (1624 words)

	Advent Family Activities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Adoration of the Magi Advent calendar for children.
		Each day of the Advent season, a new sticker is affixed until the Nativity scene is complete and Christmas is at hand.
		In addition to Advent and Christmas, she offers activities and prayers for the New Year, the feast of the Holy Family, and Epiphany.
	www.catholicshopper.com /products/advent_family_activities.html (1199 words)

	Halfbakery: 365/366 Day Advent Calendar
		I love advent calendars but I think they would lose their appeal if you had a door to open every day.
		Advent is a particular season of the church calendar which begins usually four Sundays prior to Christmas eve.
		This would be a good product for calendar manufacturers and you could have a page per month where the thick pages containing the treats form a square box initially.
	www.halfbakery.com /idea/365_2f366_20Day_20Advent_20Calendar (1010 words)

	Advent Calendar
		Hang the calendar on the wall in some prominent place (two possibilities are the kitchen or dining room).
		Then have an adult write a special Advent project, task or message on each slip of paper and put those in the pockets too (one slip to each pocket).
		Each day during Advent, remove one slip from a pocket (starting with pocket # 1 on the first Sunday in Advent) and read it.
	mysite.verizon.net /stlukeep/advent/calendar.html (371 words)

	About Advent's Calendar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Our calendar is administered and hosted by Hunt Calendars.
		The calendar is designed to be easy to manage and intuitive to use.
		If you feel that a calendar correction or addition is required, please also email the Webmaster with your comments.
	www.advent-church.com /AboutCal.htm (182 words)

	Baroque Nativity (Detail) Advent Calendar
		This is a detail of our popular tabletop advent calendar.
		Perhaps it is the banner held above the manger by the angels, or the way the stars are drawn, that reminds one of a grand baroque painting.
		Each advent calendar measures approximately 11" by 8" (excluding the packaging).
	www.adventgifts.com /product_info.php?products_id=337&osCsid=1cc1497e0dd3a36eddab51204e159476 (129 words)

	quolkids - Christmas - Advent Calendar
		We made our advent calendar three years ago and the children are eagerly awaiting its eminent return!
		Each night leading up to Christmas the Advent fairy visits and leaves a small gift, starting with the first pocket at the bottom of the Christmas tree shape on the first night and gradually moving up to the top of the tree by Christmas.
		The calendar can be used again and again over the years and it doesn’t take long to become a much loved tradition.
	www.quolkids.com /information/xmas/advent_calendar.htm (447 words)

	The Days of Waiting - Thoughts for Advent - explorefaith
		The following Advent Calendar offers you an opportunity to spend the time before Christmas differently this year.
		While not all the authors quoted are from the Christian tradition, the readings for each day of Advent all address these aspects of the soul’s hunger.
		The Advent Calendar will become active on December 3, the first Sunday of Advent.
	www.explorefaith.org /advent (146 words)

	The Advent Wreath - Customs and Prayers
		by Victor Hoagland, C.P. The origins of the Advent wreath are found in the folk practices of the pre-Christian Germanic peoples who, during the cold December darkness of Eastern Europe, gathered wreaths of evergreen and lighted fires as signs of hope in a coming spring and renewed light.
		From Germany the use of the Advent wreath spread to other parts of the Christian world.
		The rose candle is usually lighted on the third Sunday of Advent.
	www.cptryon.org /prayer/adx/adwreath.html (352 words)

	X-Entertainment's Third Annual Advent Calendar!
		During last year's X-E Advent Calendar, Santa fed Mare to the Rancor Monster on Christmas Day.
		If you read last year's Advent Calendar, you know the sad truth: Mare Winningham was eaten to death by the Rancor Monster.
		Claire's fiendish plot is realized as Waiterbot threatens punishment on all who disobey her command, while the gang remains completely oblivious to an even more major crime that could ruin Christmas...forever.
	www.x-entertainment.com /adventcalendar/2004 (1245 words)

	Advent Calendar - Countdown to Christmas - Christmas Magazine
		The Advent calendar, a countdown to Christmas, was first introduced by a German publisher in 1908.
		Since then generations of children are looking forward to receive their Advent calendar on December 1st.
		As children we had cylinder shaped calendars which could be used as a luminaries.
	www.christmasmagazine.com /en/mc/calendar.asp (277 words)

	Catholic Culture : Liturgical Year : Advent Calendar II (Activity)
		An Advent calendar should be incorporated into every family's Advent.
		There are Advent calendars for keeping track of the days, little doors that open on pictures and symbols and Scriptural texts noted by chapter and verse; these read aloud in the evening can be part of night prayers.
		Cut from dark green construction paper like a great Christmas tree, the decorations are bright-colored balls, birds, fruits, ornaments of all kinds pasted on, one for each day.
	www.catholicculture.org /lit/activities/view.cfm?id=433 (236 words)

	Yule in Iceland Advent Calendar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Advent Calendar is a relatively recent addition to
		Yule celebrations in Iceland, but an Advent Calendar, usually with a chocolate candy behind each window is nowadays a neccessity for each child from December the 1st.
		Below is the Yule in Iceland Advent Calendar, and from
	www.isholf.is /gardarj/calendar.htm (57 words)

	1999 Amazing Animated Advent Calendar! Welcome One and All!
		The calendar will be left up year 'round for all to enjoy.
		During the season of Advent, Christians around the world prepare for the celebration of the coming of the Lord into the world through the birth of His Son
		Advent is a time to celebrate light in the midst of darkness.
	christmas.faithweb.com (154 words)

	symfony Web PHP framework » Askeet - symfony Advent Calendar
		The symfony advent calendar is a set of 24 tutorials, published day-by-day between December 1st and Christmas.
		The objectives for the third day are to define a nicer layout for the site, define the list of questions as the default homepage, show the number of users interested by one question, and populate the database from sample text files in order to have test data.
		The advent calendar tutorials are supposed to talk about the development of a web application using agile methods.
	www.symfony-project.com /askeet (1673 words)

	Christmas Advent Calendar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		In early December 1995, when I looked around the Internet to see how Christmas was being celebrated, I wasn't prepared to find only secular pages and cultural sites.
		This simple celebration of advent page was the result.
		This Christmas season, there is more to explore here on the 'net, but it is still a great time to praise and remember our Lord Jesus Christ - no matter WHEN He was born - just because He did come to demonstrate God's love for each one of us.
	members.aol.com /Sftrail/christ/advent.html (178 words)

	Advent Calendar Art Lesson Plan, Thematic Unit, Activity, Worksheet, or Artistic Teaching Idea
		Advent Calendar Art Lesson Plan, Thematic Unit, Activity, Worksheet, or Artistic Teaching Idea
		(Although Advent actually begins in late November it is customary to have the Advent Calendar begin with Dec. 1st.)The simplest and most effective "door" is a 3-sided one, cutting across the bottom and both sides, that can be bent up across the top as each is opened.
		Doors should be of appropriate size for the size of the tree.
	www.lessonplanspage.com /ArtOAdventCalendar38.htm (313 words)

	Hacienda Advent Calendar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Keep your calendars in style with our wide selection of accessories, including wooden and wrought iron frames and hangers.
		With 24 tiny windows, an Advent calendar is a wonderful way to count down the days to Christmas.
		In order to receive your Advent Calendar by December 1st, you must order before November 24 AND choose expedited shipping.
	www.calendars.com /product.asp?IID=11672&PID=1&MGID=-1&kbid=1082 (201 words)

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