In the month of December, residents and visitors to New Glarus will be able to view Adventsfensters throughout New Glarus. What is an Adventsfenster? In short, it is a life-size Advent calendar. Adventsfensters are common in the smaller towns and villages in Switzerland, and New Glarus resident Jacqueline Judd wants them to become a yearly feature during the holidays in New Glarus.

“It is in a lot of family’s tradition to gather and go to see the opening of the windows,” Judd says. “As an example, when I was a child we went to Lucerne to see the windows with my dad, and we also...