Adventskalender

Advent calendar

noun ad-VENTS-ka-len-der Rare

Usage Note

Adventskalender is the calendar with 24 numbered doors opened daily from 1 to 24 December. Originally a religious countdown to Christmas, it is now as often filled with chocolate or small gifts as with religious imagery.

Examples

"Jedes Kind bekam am ersten Dezember einen Adventskalender geschenkt."

Natural Translation

Every child received an Advent calendar as a gift on the first of December.

Literal Translation

Every child got on-the first December an Advent-calendar gifted.

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