{"id":293454,"date":"2018-11-30T13:44:16","date_gmt":"2018-11-30T18:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/deaconsbench\/?p=293454"},"modified":"2018-11-30T13:44:16","modified_gmt":"2018-11-30T18:44:16","slug":"counting-down-to-christmas-with-an-advent-calendar-full-of-wine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/deaconsbench\/2018\/11\/counting-down-to-christmas-with-an-advent-calendar-full-of-wine\/","title":{"rendered":"Counting down to Christmas with an Advent calendar full of wine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

It\u2019s all the rage, evidently. Check out the video here:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xPzNPDxUChE<\/p>\n

The story:<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

A discount supermarket chain is making it a little easier to offer a toast to every day of Advent this year.<\/p>\n

Aldi, one of the world\u2019s largest grocery store chains, will start selling a set of 24 miniature bottles of wine for the first time in its U.S. stores for those observing the religious days leading up to Christmas. The bottles \u2013 two of each of 12 different varieties \u2013 are intended to be drunk in conjunction with the Advent calendar.<\/p>\n

For teetotalers, Aldi is also offering a set with an assortment of imported cheeses.<\/p>\n

The wine calendar \u2026 is priced at $69.99 \u2013 or $2.92 for each 6.37-ounce bottle. The 24 small bottles are collectively equal in volume to about six full-size bottles. The sets were a hit in the United Kingdom last year.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read more.\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

This is a far cry from the Advent calendars I remember as a child.<\/p>\n

Where did the tradition begin? Glad you asked:\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Advent calendar was first used by German\u00a0Lutherans\u00a0in the 19th and 20th centuries but is now ubiquitous among adherents of many\u00a0Christian denominations.<\/p>\n

Traditional Advent calendars feature the\u00a0manger scene,\u00a0Saint Nicholas\u00a0and winter weather, while others range in theme, from sports to technology. They come in a multitude of forms, from a simple paper calendar with flaps covering each of the days to fabric pockets on a background scene to painted wooden boxes with cubby holes for small items.<\/p>\n

Many Advent calendars take the form of a large rectangular card with \u201cwindows,\u201d\u00a0one for each day of December leading up to and including Christmas Eve (December 24). Consecutive doors are opened every day leading up to Christmas, beginning on the start of the Advent season for that year, or in the case of reusable Advent calendars, December 1. Often the doors are distributed across the calendar in no particular order. The calendar windows open to reveal an image, a poem, a portion of a story (such as the story of the\u00a0Nativity of Jesus), or a small gift, such as a toy or a chocolate item. Often, each window has a\u00a0Bibleverse\u00a0and\u00a0Christian prayer\u00a0printed on it, which Christians incorporate as part of their daily\u00a0Advent devotions.\u00a0\u00a0Advent calendars may also have puzzles and games printed on their reverse side.<\/p>\n

The long-established British magazine\u00a0Country Life<\/a><\/i>\u00a0incorporates an Advent calendar\u2014which it describes as \u201cour famous Advent calendar\u201d\u2014in its cover for the final issue of November.<\/p>\n

There are many variations of Advent calendar, including social media Advent calendars, and string up reusable Advent calendars. Many towns have created living advent calendars. Some Advent calendars even eschew traditional Christmas motifs and themes, focusing only on Jesus\u00a0as the central character of the Christmas story.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Looking for another way to mark Advent? Try this.\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s all the rage, evidently. Check out the video here: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xPzNPDxUChE The story: A discount supermarket chain is making it a little easier to offer a toast to every day of Advent this year. Aldi, one of the world\u2019s largest grocery store chains, will start selling a set of 24 miniature bottles of wine for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":132,"featured_media":293460,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[66],"class_list":["post-293454","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-amazing-video","tag-advent"],"yoast_head":"\nCounting down to Christmas with an Advent calendar full of wine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"It's all the rage, evidently. 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