I hadn't thought about the chocolate calendars, though in the case of the chocolate Advent calendars I've seen, the chocolates are regular-shaped ones hidden behind a little door with the image of the day. Or are there ones with chocolate-shaped Marys and Josephs that you eat? Creepy...
Looking more closely at the Lego Advent Calendar's innards, it's even weirder than a Lego Messiah. Using the images provided by Amazon, here is the story of Advent, as told by Lego...
Once upon a time, at the gates of Jerusalem...
...King Herod and his jester decided to pre-emptively slaughter the innocents...
... so they got their weapons together....
... and fired artillery into Bethlehem...
... thus suppressing the enemies of the Roman Empire and their puppet governors in Judea. This was a move welcomed by the wicca community...
.... but unfortunately for them all, the Wise Men used the confusion as cover to sneak in to see the baby Jesus, whom they showered with gifts of gold, frankincense, and spiders.
... and that's what Advent is all about, Charlie Brown.
Lego does different Advent calendar themes as well. Check out the Lego CITY Calendar.
ReplyDeleteExcellent! I was wondering what this "Advent" thing was all about--this has cleared it up for me.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Wordhoard!! :-D
You know about the Brick Testament, too?
ReplyDeleteI have a wonderful Playmobil advent calendar, though it doesn't have lightning wielding wizards.
ReplyDeleteBlack Bart as lightning wielding wizard...I like that.