Having just received a Fourth Advent video via messenger, in which The Count of Sesame Street counted the four burning candles, I wondered how much this is common outside of Germany.
Wikipedia tells me that the tradition also is followed in other countries nowadays, but not how much.
So:
Do you know this in your country or maybe even light some candles to count the remaining time until Christmas yourself?
Or have you never heard of it before?
Do you perhaps have any other similar countdown traditions (we e.g. also have Christmas calendars giving you a little tread every day until Christmas)?
From lithuania :3 I learned about it in school as a tradition, but never knew anyone that actually did it
Makes sense, given that Lithuania directly borders Kaliningrad, which has been part of Germany as East Prussia until the end of WWII.
I guess that there has been a lot of cultural exchange going on until then.