Advent Calendar History And Tradition. Advent, in the christian church calendar, the period of preparation for the celebration of the birth of jesus christ at christmas and also of preparation for the second coming of christ. Advent (from latin adventus, “coming”), in the christian church calendar, is the period of preparation for the celebration of the birth of jesus christ at christmas and also of.

The advent calendar is believed to have been created by christians in the early 19th century to mark the days of advent leading up to christmas. A new practice of hanging a devotional image every day ultimately led to the creation of the first known handmade, wooden, advent calendar in 1851.