December is one of the most exciting months of the year. When you are an adult they are fun but
they go too fast but when you are young it seems an eternity before you are allowed to touch that
first door on your advent calendar.
Advent calendars have been around for a long, long time and were initially printed. The first of this
kind was printed by a chap called Gerhard Lang in Munich. This revelation was made in the early
1900s. No longer did children have to make do with candles or time lines.
It took people some forty or fifty years to realize what was missing from these printed calendars too.
Partially thanks to the great wars and rationing, people were ready to indulge in those things that
were not readily available by the time the fifties made an appearance.
The 1950s saw the emergence of the first chocolate calendars which resemble those that are sold on
the high street today.
Now we celebrate the countdown to Christmas with a chocolate advent calendar which is foil fresh,
attractive and fun. Advent calendars come in all different shapes and sizes. Whether you want a
picture of a celebrity, a Christmas cartoon, a traditional scene or decorations, there is bound to be a
design that suits you.
Think about having a calendar at work. This is something that might help December trundle along
quite nicely, not only will it make your desk festive, it will mean you get that elevenses chocolate
everyday for twenty four days.
If you do not fancy a gaudy design but rather indulgent chocolate, look to more luxurious
chocolate retailers. This might be more pricey than those readily available next to the checkout
in the local shop but they will offer extravagant designs and melt in the mouth chocolate.
Calendars can be as expensive or as cheap as you choose. There is such a host available on the
market that the choice is yours. The best thing though is that ladies, ditch your diets, it’s the only
time of year you can prescribe yourself a daily dose of cocoa without feeling the guilt.