Lively Advent calendar in Anklam: children's eyes light up!

Lively Advent calendar in Anklam: children's eyes light up!

The festive season is just around the corner, and this year in Anklam Advent will be celebrated with a special highlight: The “Living Advent calendars”, organized by the Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund (ASB) Vorpommern-Greifswald, offers a colorful range of activities that are intended to promote anticipation and community. Citizens can look forward to an exciting program with baking cookies, making gifts and a hearty Christmas breakfast.

In the district office in particular, the doors will be opened in the coming weeks to enable encounters and make the magic of Advent tangible. An important element is the cooperation with Melanie Patzer's Rewe market, which has launched a gift fundraising campaign. Customers have the opportunity to buy and donate small gifts worth between 5 and 10 euros for children and young people until December 13th. These gifts are ceremoniously distributed by Santa Claus to the young residents of the neighborhood on December 18th. The trainees at the Rewe store also ensure that the donations are lovingly packaged.

Make children's eyes shine

“I have a good knack for social projects in Anklam and am pleased that our customers can get involved so easily,” explains Melanie Patzer. Your statement underlines the community spirit that should be felt during this Advent season. The “Living Advent Calendar” goes beyond social gatherings; It should also serve as a platform to talk to each other and bring small joys into people's hearts.

But wasn't Advent still celebrated everywhere? The “Living Advent calendars” has become established in many cities where the idea is to come together for the 24 days before Christmas. In this context, neighbors and friends meet in front of windows, doors or garage doors - always with a special Advent theme in focus. The joint activities usually last between 20 and 30 minutes and include singing, stories and contemplative thoughts. The diversity of the hosts shows how lively the customs are: whether families, school classes, clubs or choirs, everyone can become part of the event.

Sociability and community

In Ilten, for example, the Evangelical Lutheran Parish together with the Netzwerk Mensch-Tier e.V. association, a lively Advent calendar, which also includes 24 hosts. This variety of events shows how important exchange and togetherness is in the run-up to Christmas.

The “Living Advent Calendar” in Anklam not only turns the days leading up to Christmas into a wonderful experience, but also ensures that children's eyes light up. A nice example of how local initiatives support togetherness and bring a piece of Christmas magic into our community.