History of advent calendars By Octopoulpix 1800 Creation of the tradition The German protestant created the tradition of the advent calendar 1900 first mass production of advent calendar Gerhard Lang is the man who begin the mass production of advent calendar. This calendar had just pictures. 1939 Advent calendar were ban by the Nazis The company of Lang had to close. 1946 unban of advent calendar By Richard Selma 1950 First advent calendar with chocolates 2020 Advent calendar can feature with anything