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Re: Happy December!
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lugnet.general
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Thu, 2 Dec 1999 10:18:37 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Larry Pieniazek writes...
> > In lugnet.general, Tamyra Teed wrote:
> > > Ok, I've got probably a stupid question about the Advent Calendar...
> > > which door do you open? 1 cuz it's the 1st.. or do you open 24 so you
> > > can count down the days till christmas? and leave number 1 till
> > > christmas day or christmas eve??
> Definitively: you start at 1 and go to 24, matching the days on the • calendar.
> That's why it's called an advent *calendar*, not an advent goodie
countdown.
Exactly! Besides, if you open the same number (on the door) as it's the day
of
the month, it'll be much more easy to keep track of what door to open. I
always
managed to miss the saturday door since I got to sleep a little longer and
then
ruched out to play.
<Warning Type=Religious Value="Don't start a riot on me for this">
The most fascinating thing is that it ends on december 24th, since it's in
remembrance of Jesus Christ whom was born on the 25th. At least according to
my history book (read The Book (aka Bible)).
Note also, that the Wise Men(tm) (not mentioning any number), seeing the
bright
star and starting to move from their stakeout in the desert of the east,
arrived
on Twelfthnight (on the morning of january 5th). They THEN delivered their
gifts
of gold and LEGO and another tub of LEGO. (Oooops).
So, in remembrance of this, don't think that Santa will bring you any LEGO
bricks
this year, but hopefully at the beginning of the next. =)
</Warning>
Nowadays I get a LEGO set (parted out in 24) in my calendar from my wife,
she
is very lovely. =)
// Eric (still likes his advent calendar)
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 | | December Riot (Was: Happy December!)
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| (...) Check. No riots. (...) Um, which verse was that in? AFAIK, there is no mention in the Bible as to the date, or even the season, of Christ's birth. Christmas as a holiday was placed on December 25 by some Pope (an expansionist theologist) (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Happy December!
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| (...) seem (...) Definitively: you start at 1 and go to 24, matching the days on the calendar. That's why it's called an advent *calendar*, not an advent goodie countdown. I had one of these every year from when I was just a toddler until I was (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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