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    Is this a German thing or are you having these calendars with chocolate behind dorrs in your countries, too?

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    • Nah, you can find them pretty much anywhere. Had them growing up in CA, and they're also quite popular in FR.Continuity
    • Well ... maybe not the Playboy branded ones, but you get the point. ;)Continuity
    • I was told in NL they don't exist and that made me curious.SimonFFM
    • Really? Weird.Continuity
    • They're called Advent Calendars. I thought they were widespread in Europe.palimpsest
    • ^ So did I. That they're not so popular in NL really surprises me.Continuity
    • Aaaaaaaah, but maybe not: I think Advent is more of a Catholic thing, and they're Protestants in NL.

      But, hey, I'm an atheist, so what do I know, right?      Continuity
    • Please tell me the chocolates are shaped as boobs, asses, lips etc lol.microkorg
    • "The Advent calendar was first used by German Lutherans in the 19th and 20th centuries" - Wikipedia
      The plot thickens.      palimpsest
    • Uh-oh.Continuity
    • You can find $2advent calendars in most grocery stores and pharmacies in the US starting ... now.monospaced
    • I forgot to mention that I photographed the Playmate pics(12 pages + centerfold) in the December issue of PB Germany which just came out (with the calendar).SimonFFM
    • You can get craft beer ones for £50 at my local Aldi. 25 cans for £50... kinda ok, each different.shapesalad
    • Not very common down here (PT), brands are starting to push it but it's not really a traditiondmay
    • I love a countdown to christmas. Anyone else just chow down the chocolate on day one?robthelad
    • The Lego advent calendars are the rage in my familylajj
    • There are whiskey onesscarabin
    • Yes, I just bought the Lego Star Wars Advent Calendar for me... I mean my kids. But I think I might like this Playboy one better.fooler
    • There are jokes in the calendar doors. Like dad jokes. Quite funny. Jokes, nudes and chocolate.SimonFFM
    • Advent calendars here in the US always had better-tasting chocolate than hersheys—the default in my childhood.kaiyohtee
    • advent calendars are pretty huge in Canada... every kid generally gets one in Dec (atleast from what i saw growing up)exador1
    • My wife's background is Indian (family is from Kerala India) and she had them as a child growing up here too...exador1
    • We have them in the Netherlands. Catholic adventskalenders. Doors with part of the story behind. But the chocolate thing is something from more recent years.stewart
    • It's also used in anthroposophical groups which imitate many traditions from religions such as Catholicism.stewart
    • advent calendars are definitely global, but its 100% way more a German thing.autoflavour
    • so I need to ask.. what is the chocolate shaped as? please say genitalsautoflavour
    • Shaped like bitcoinsSimonFFM
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