Get in on the Christmas spirit with an Advent calendar

Updated On: 18 December, 2022 08:58 AM IST | Mumbai | Aastha Atray Banan

The idea of an Advent calendar may be new for Indians, but it’s a novel way to kick start the festivities

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Tatjana Chen and her daughter Victoria , 7, have been following the ritual of having an advent calendar since she was three-years-old. Pic/Atul Kamble

Given the online chatter about the fancy Advent calendars by fashion houses Dior and Chanel, you must be as enamoured by them as we are. The Dior one, priced at $3,500 (nearly Rs 3 lakh), is designed by artist Pietro Ruffo, and each of the 24 doors hold luxurious offerings such as the J’adore Eau de Parfum and the Rouge Dior 999 velvet finish lipstick—a far cry from the original calendars that hold mostly chocolates.

Chef Raveena Turani gifting her friend Shaan Khanna a book advent calendar