Who made Advent calenders and when was it made?

It appears that the origins of the Advent calendar come from the German Lutherans who, as early as the beginning of the 19th century, would physically count down the first 24 days of December. Frequently this meant simply drawing a chalk line on the door each day, beginning on December 1st. Some families had more complex systems of marking off the days, such as lighting a new candle each day.

In December 1839, the first verifiable public Advent wreath was hung in the prayer hall of the Rauhes Haus ( the relief house) in Hamburg, although it had been an informal family practice in some parts of German-speaking Europe since the early 17th century.

The first known Advent calendar was handmade in 1851. The first recorded printed Advent calendar was produced in Hamburg in 1902 by a Protestant bookshop.