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Cool advent ideas you can try at home this festive season
From festive films to decorating the tree, these are the most creative advent ideas to celebrate the countdown to Christmas.
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Alternative advent calendars for all the family: Sex toys, tool kits and LEGO sets
Forget chocolate advent calendars. They’re boring. Over. A thing of the past.
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From No. 7 to Liberty London, the 2018 beauty advent calendars to splash out on
Jo Malone, Liberty London, Elemis and Charlotte Tilbury are just some of the leading beauty brands who are serving up advent calendars this year.
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15 best kids' advent calendars for Christmas 2018
Advent calendars aren’t what they used to be. A version of the Latin word for ‘coming’, Advent is the season in the church’s calendar during which Christians prepare to celebrate the Nativity – the birth of Jesus as told in the Gospels – and anticipate his return to earth one day. Whether you fancy ushering in a bit of festive reflection and tradition during Advent or just want to let your kids fill their faces with chocolate each morning, there’s an Advent calendar to suit every taste and budget.
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Cheese-filled advent calendars are coming to Sainsbury's and Asda
The tradition of the Advent calendar dates back to the mid-nineteenth century, when German Protestants would make chalk marks on doors to mark the days leading up to Christmas. German-born Gerhard Lang is widely regarded as having made the first Advent calendar in the early 1900s, and ever since then they have become a popular pre-Christmas gift, eventually adding little pieces of chocolate behind the doors in the latter half of the twentieth century. Now, Advent calendars are a booming business, and you can buy Advent calendars filled with little bottles of gin , pork scratchings or even a £250 sex toy Advent calendar ...
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Sainsbury's launches £10 cheese advent calendar for those bored of chocolate
We can't think of a greater way to celebrate the run-up to Christmas.
StyleLauren SharkeyLOVE magazine's 2017 advent calendar: Feminist or outdated?
LOVE's annual advent calendar aims to show the strength of women this year. But did it miss the mark?
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Build the ultimate LEGO advent calendar for your kids this Christmas
Why buy one when you can get creative?
