THEL countdown to christmas is about to start and since childhood the world’s most fun to do it is through the daily opening of the mysterious windows of the gods advent calendars.
Since no one, regardless of age, is exempt from curiosity to find out what is hidden inside the box of the dayAdvent calendars have evolved over the years to suit all tastes and budgets. From beauty to jewels to tasty or drinkable surprises.
The tradition of Advent calendars
The origin dates back to 1800, as tradition of German Lutherans who counted the days until Christmas with chalk marks on a wall or lighting a candle a day: Since then, calendars have evolved and become more popular. Over time the strong religious connotation linked to “Advent” or rather to the spiritual sense of hope and expectation that takes shape with the birth of Jesus, has given way to a joyful expectation in pure Christmas spirit.
Calendars for sweet lovers
Advent calendars filled with chocolates and other chocolate-based delicacies are always very popular with young and old. From the calendar of Perugina chocolate kisseswhich offers a selection of 24 kisses with different types of chocolate, up to the sought-after combinations of Charlotte Dusartthe Belgian chocolatier in Milan that offers a calendar with particular flavors such as the chocolate with Cointreau and marzipan or the one with Franciacorta.
Venchi Advent Calendar _ Eataly
Among the chocolate proposals, even those of chocolate do not go unnoticed Smarties, Venchi and Valrhonawhich contribute to making this Christmas even sweeter, as well as that of Paluans which celebrates the famous saga of with its chocolates Harry Potteror Loacker with its casket-shaped calendar that also serves as an object holder. For those who prefer candy, however, the ideal is the advent calendar Haribo, full of traditional proposals and others designed especially for Christmas. The Gastronomic Advent Calendar 2022 by Paideia with chocolates sleepinstead goes to support the Foundation’s projects and activities dedicated to children with disabilities and their families.
A bit of summer (even) at Christmas
There Gusto 17 ice cream parlor in Milan has invented an Advent calendar based entirely on a typical summer delicacy: the ice cream. This calendar contains 25 ice cream pastry products of various types: bon bons, puff pastry cannoncini, pralines, sticks and more, to be strictly kept in the fridge. The month of December is dedicated to experimenting with unique flavours, between the more classic and the more traditional ones, such as IGP Piedmont hazelnuts, stracciatella or egg cream from Paolo Parisi.
An Advent to drink
Among the most particular Advent calendars of this year we enumerate those of Baladin brewery and NIO Cocktails, which testify that you are never too old to participate in the magic of opening a box every day and discovering an unexpected surprise. The first is designed for beer lovers, who can open a box every day and find one bottled or canned beer or a beer cocktail, along with the 2022 limited editions and the Nöel Gentile. The NIO Cocktails calendar, on the other hand, is designed for savouring 12 of the best known and most appreciated cocktails in company, including Negroni, Margarita, Old Fashioned and more. Furthermore, for gin lovers, Malfy Gin offers a collector’s kit inspired by the classic Advent calendar. The kit contains 4 drawers with various gift items and the 0.5 ml version of the brand’s various types of gin: Malfy Original, Malfy with lemon, Malfy pink gin with pink grapefruit from Sicily and Malfy with orange with blood orange from Sicily.
NIO Cocktails – advent calendar
A Christmas between tea and herbal teas
For tea and herbal tea lovers, the Advent calendar is certainly a very appropriate gift. Pompadour focuses on the design of a reindeer that recalls the magic of Christmas: inside there are 24 infusions based on fruit, herbs and spices, perfect to be enjoyed on a cold winter evening. Also warming hearts for Christmas is Pompadour’s commitment to giving 1 euro for each calendar sold atOrganization SOS Children’s Villages. The calendar of the boutique Florentine The Via del Tè, on the other hand, contains different types of whole leaf tea, scented blends and herbal teas in leaf filter sachets, with a single-dose filter made of cotton muslin or PLA and hand-sewn. A peculiarity of this calendar is the presence of an aphorism, quote or curiosity about tea in each box, to be discovered day by day in anticipation of Christmas.
The Via del Tè: the 2022 Advent Calendar
My Cooking Box makes Advent gourmet
My Cooking Box, a start-up that makes boxes filled with weighed ingredients to make Christmas recipes at home, has released its first Advent calendar. In the shape of a city palace and decorated with classic Christmas decorations, it hides 24 carefully selected Made in Italy delicacies inside. Therefore, every day, opening the box, you will discover a new Italian food specialty, ranging from sweet to savoury: from the sauce with anchovies and truffles, to saffron pistils, up to raspberry compote, Modica chocolate and much more. .
A “virtual” calendar for the Merano Cooperative Dairy
An Advent calendar that is certainly different from the usual is that of Merano Social Dairy. It is, in fact, an instant-win prize competition to participate in by registering on the site and virtually opening a box a day. Up for grabs are 6 daily prizes, for a total of 144, with the possibility of winning a 20 euro voucher to spend on the SPUR Südtirol online shop or a yogurt tasting set, to experiment with different types and flavors of yogurt and enjoy them in company.
An Advent dedicated to our four-legged friends
Lily’s Kitchen she hasn’t forgotten her dog and cat friends, with a dedicated advent calendar. By opening a new box every day together with your four-legged friend, you will find a tasty biscuit: with chicken or salmon for your cat, with organic apples and cheddar, with beef liver, fresh carrots, black and alpha alfa molasses or with yogurt , honey, chamomile and passion flower for your dog or cat.
iO Woman © REPRODUCTION RESERVED