Advent is the period beginning on the fourth Sunday before Christmas Eve, historically seen as the preparation of the arrival of Christ.

Advent Calendars are very much a part of the Livigno Christmas tradition, as is the Advent wreath which has four candles, one for each of the Sundays in Advent (on the first Sunday, one candle is burnt, on the second, two are lit, and so on.

Christmas market is held over Livigno during the Advent season.

The evening of December 24, is very much a family celebration in Livigno. This is the evening on which small children get to see the decorated and lit tree in all its splendour for the first time, complete with wrapped gifts underneath.

Traditionally, children were told that the presents were brought by Gesù Bambino. But probably these days children are just as familiar with the character almost universally recognized as Santa Claus.