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3D Megadoodoo posted:Yeah but I don't want to know about wreaths. Too late for that, I'm afraid.
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Data Graham posted:Young whippersnappers, back in my day advent calendars just had little pictures in them or like Bible verses and stuff My ex-wife buys advent calendars with Playmobil toys in each day. They’re glorious.
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Subjunctive posted:My ex-wife buys advent calendars with Playmobil toys in each day. They’re glorious. I think they're meant for the kids, not you.
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3D Megadoodoo posted:I think they're meant for the kids, not you. The kid gets her own, this one is for her. She’s been getting them since before we had a kid, even. They’re really great.
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I saw a Back to the Future Playmobil advent calendar at the store recently. Don't think anyone under 20 has any idea what Back to the Future even is.
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My 13-yo was psyched to see one of the BttF actors at a con last summer, and her friends had heard of it, so it’s got some staying power at least around here.
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Dec 14, 2020 05:27
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You mean the one with the car from Ready Player One?
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Are reruns not a thing anymo---oh wait it's all Netflix HBO now isn't it?
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BrigadierSensible posted:Are advent calendars popular across all Christian denominations? I thought it was a Catholic thing? Huh, didn't realize that Christians have their own religious-themed holiday advent calendars. Good for them I guess.   E: quote:Girl discovers ‘weird tasting’ chocolate advent calendar she had been eating was meant for cats  https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...s-a8695946.html
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Snowglobe of Doom posted:Huh, didn't realize that Christians have their own religious-themed holiday advent calendars. Good for them I guess. Who.... who other than Christians would have advent calendars, and why would they not be religious themed? Or does "advent" mean something other than "Jesus' birthday is coming up"? 
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I assume it is a jape or joculation regarding the fact that advent calendars are sold anywhere people can make money selling a very small amount of chocolate in a very large amount of packaging because of the commercial support event that is christmas.
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Hyperlynx posted:Who.... who other than Christians would have advent calendars, and why would they not be religious themed? Or does "advent" mean something other than "Jesus' birthday is coming up"? Nope, most of the advent calendars I see in shops have pop culture themes and don't even have the word "christmas" on them. E: Halloween advent calendars are also becoming more and more popular Snowglobe of Doom has a new favorite as of 06:06 on Dec 14, 2020 |
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Hyperlynx posted:Who.... who other than Christians would have advent calendars, and why would they not be religious themed? Or does "advent" mean something other than "Jesus' birthday is coming up"? They were aiming for a joke but clearly can't get the set up right, because I went through the same thought process about that post before realizing.
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Hyperlynx posted:Who.... who other than Christians would have advent calendars, and why would they not be religious themed? Or does "advent" mean something other than "Jesus' birthday is coming up"? Solstice is just as good of a reason to celebrate Yule
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This one upholds the true spirit of Christ's birth. https://www.amazon.com/JOYIN-Calend...7922252&sr=8-13
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Hyperlynx posted:Who.... who other than Christians would have advent calendars, and why would they not be religious themed? Or does "advent" mean something other than "Jesus' birthday is coming up"? i mean you don't have to quote the bible at the cash register for them to sell you one
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Indecisive posted:i mean you don't have to quote the bible at the cash register for them to sell you one Yeah but they're literally called advent calendars From wikipedia: quote:Advent is a season of the liturgical year observed in most Christian denominations as a time of expectant waiting and preparation for both the celebration of the Nativity of Christ at Christmas and the return of Christ at the Second Coming. Advent is the beginning of the liturgical year in Western Christianity.
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I'm working on a video based on Luke 2:10 where an angel tells some shepherds about the birth of Christ. http://i.imgur.com/wPQwRsG.gifv It's still a bit rough but it's come a long way from this: 
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That looks great, nice job!
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3D Megadoodoo posted:Are reruns not a thing anymo---oh wait it's all Netflix HBO now isn't it? The "what's a rerun?" line from the movie takes on new significance.
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James Woods posted:This one upholds the true spirit of Christ's birth. Also: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B083JHG7XC/ 
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Snowglobe of Doom posted:Nope, most of the advent calendars I see in shops have pop culture themes and don't even have the word "christmas" on them. Counting down to the birth of Pumpkin Jesus, I guess. (I celebrate neither Christmas for Halloween, so it's all one big mystery to me).
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FreudianSlippers posted:I'm working on a video based on Luke 2:10 where an angel tells some shepherds about the birth of Christ. If you haven't heard, there's a comic series called Kill Six Billion Demons. It has great angels in it if you need more inspiration.
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FreudianSlippers posted:I'm working on a video based on Luke 2:10 where an angel tells some shepherds about the birth of Christ. Doesn't it need to be doused in lighter fluid and on fire?
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Hyperlynx posted:Counting down to the birth of Pumpkin Jesus, I guess. I find it pretty funny that the Christian churches created the holidays of Halloween and Christmas to replace the pre-Christian festivals of Samhain/Parentalia/Yule/Saturnalia/Koliada/etc but co-opted a lot of their traditions like yule logs, mistletoe, gift giving, caroling, trick-or-treating, etc, and now a lot of Christmas traditions are being co-opted by capitalism and are slowly having their christian elements stripped from them. What goes around comes around. Advent calendars were pretty much invented by German printing companies in the early 1900s, partly based on older traditions like advent wreaths. https://sellmer-verlag.de/history.htm
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Turns out most people only cared about Jesus when you'd get whipped for not, and just wanted a reason to give gifts and feast.
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Christmas isn’t even jesuss birthday
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Elfface posted:Turns out most people only cared about Jesus when you'd get whipped for not, and just wanted a reason to give gifts and feast. I'm convinced that some variety of midwinter party is necessary for humans, assuming you don't live at the equator. But also I live where the sun sets at 3:30pm this time of year.
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oldpainless posted:Christmas isn’t even jesuss birthday It is for white jesus with washboard abs
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RoboRodent posted:I'm convinced that some variety of midwinter party is necessary for humans, assuming you don't live at the equator. either we party or we kill someone and sometimes it's both
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oldpainless posted:Christmas isn’t even jesuss birthday Next you're going to tell me that Lincoln and Washington don't really share the same birthday
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RoboRodent posted:I'm convinced that some variety of midwinter party is necessary for humans, assuming you don't live at the equator. Oh man I wish it was actually mid-winter. Like from a calendar perspective winter only just starts by Christmas but even moreso from a weather perspective there's that realization every year after the extended celebrations and vacation time of the end of December that there's still such a long lovely slog to get through. Christmas is to winter as a 10 o'clock lunch break is to the rest of the workday.
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My five year old just learned about the Krampus and now thinks it's the greatest thing about Christmas.
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oldpainless posted:Christmas isn’t even jesuss birthday Oh yeah smart guy then when is it? If it's not on Christmas then why is his name right there in it?
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