Advent 2024 Roundup!

Our extra-special Web-Translations Advent Calendar has returned for another year! We’ve been sharing what’s behind the doors on our Twitter and LinkedIn pages all month for you to enjoy.

This year, we’ve included some more international Christmas greetings and traditions, but we’ve also sprinkled in some holiday delicacies from around the world, plus some fun festive facts.

Across our social media pages, the team have been sharing short videos each day of the doors being opened. In case you’ve missed it, don’t worry! We’ve put together this blog post as a complete Christmas countdown for you to enjoy!

Day 1

We started Advent this year with some Festive Food in Poland.

Day 2

Next stop, Finland for a little game involving porridge!

Day 3

A French fun fact was behind door number 3.

Day 4

Day 4 takes us to Wales for a Welsh Christmas greeting!

Day 5

Another festive delicacy behind door number 5 – this time we’re in Brazil!

Day 6

Denmark gives us today’s holiday tradition of Nisse!

Day 7

Day 7 gave us a fun fact about St Nicholas, the inspiration behind Santa Claus!

Day 8

Today, we celebrated The Feast of the Immaculate Conception.

Day 9

Romania gives us Day 9’s festive greeting!

Day 10

Behind door number 10 is a Venezuelan holiday treat!

Day 11

A lovely Dutch tradition was Day 11’s surprise.

Day 12

In honour of Save The Children, we celebrated Christmas Jumper Day on Day 12 of Advent!

Day 13

Next, we went to Germany for a fun fact about the world’s oldest Christmas market!

Day 14

Türkiye gives us today’s Christmas Greeting!

Day 15

Day 15 takes us to Spain for another seasonal treat!

Day 16

Behind door number 16 is a tradition celebrated in Portugal and Brazil.

Day 17

Day 17 takes us to France for another festive Fun Fact!

Day 18

Today we have a festive greeting from Finland!

Day 19

A tasty Norwegian treat is today’s advent calendar treat!

Day 20

A tasty South African tradition is behind door number 20!

Day 21

Day 21 takes us to China for a very strange festive fact about Santa.

Day 22

Today we start celebrating Hanukkah early as it starts on Wednesday and lasts until January 2nd!

Day 23

2 days to go, we have a nice relaxing tradition from America today.

Day 24

With one more day to go, our final Advent Calendar tradition takes us to Scotland!


And that’s all from us for another year! We hope you have enjoyed all these videos – We’ve certainly loved making them for you!

Thank you for taking the time to read our blog. We hope you have an amazing Christmas and a Happy New Year!!

We can’t wait to see you in 2025!


The Web-Translations Team