The advent-season starts on the fourth Sunday before Christmas. this can be up to 5 weeks before christmas. And endless period of time for a young child longing for christmas. To "reduce" the time (and keep track of it :) ) advent-calendars were introduced.
Originating in the 19th century it was originally only a means to "keep" track of the days till christmas. Today these calendars usually consists of a printed sheet of paper with 24 doors. Behind every door is an image. There are a variety of calendars and some do not 'just' contain images:
The first day of opening the advent calendar is the first of December. It contains 24 doors before the Christmas. The last door to open is on Christmas eve:
Many advent calendars contain a chocolate piece behind every door:
The 24th door is santa bell chocolate:
In recent years, more and more advent calendars are sold in Europe. A trend that the big brands do not miss. There are a variety of "branded" advent calendars available, e.g. Hello Kitty:
The 24th door is a scene of cozy home chocolate:
Although the primary target advent-calendars are children, there are now a many adult-oriented calendars available. This calendars contains 24 pieces of jewelery and is targeted to young female adults:
But there are all kinds of advent-calendar with all kind of contents. This one contains 24 different kind of beers:
If there is not enough chocolate for you in those advent calendars, you should get these "christmas ornaments" made of finest swiss chocolate. The usualyl come shaped and wrapped in a christmas-related fashion:
You'll note that they have some threats attached to them. This is what makes them to 'ornaments' as you can bind them to the christmas tree. A very popular kind of christmas chocolate in Switzerland are mouses. As other ornaments they are either hollow or filled with some hazelnut- or almond-cream, almond paste or fudge:
If those ornaments are not available in your area and you want to get into the christmas mood with some fine swiss chocolates, why don't you order some from our website?
Please check out our adventure program in case you are planning to visit Lucerne or Switzerland during Christmas:
