Originally Posted by jp761:
“Ohh i'm coming round to put yours back up!!
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“Ohh i'm coming round to put yours back up!!
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Haha, l am already in the dog house for taking them down too early.
He wasn't amused lol.
l take lt yours are still up?
Are your decorations down yet?
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Haha, l am already in the dog house for taking them down too early.
He wasn't amused lol.
l take lt yours are still up?
Originally Posted by louisa320:
“Haha, l am already in the dog house for taking them down too early.
He wasn't amused lol.
l take lt yours are still up?”
“Haha, l am already in the dog house for taking them down too early.
He wasn't amused lol.
l take lt yours are still up?”
Naughty you hey! It's one of those things once you start taking stuff down you finish.
Yes probably until Jan 3rd seems a good kinda time.
Usually like to keep the christmas tree and decs up till about the 2nd January but we're moving house in a few weeks and have been busy taking stuff to to storage so decided just to get the christmas stuff put away as well.
We norammly only have a 8 foot real tree in the hallway and that usually comes down by new years eve or the 2nd of Jan latest.
My tree is still up until next week.
It,s looking even better than yesterday, with some fancy new individual decorations on it that I got today at half price.
It,s looking even better than yesterday, with some fancy new individual decorations on it that I got today at half price.
Originally Posted by lemoncurd:
“Um, you could always put them up a day or so before the 25th, then you wouldn't be "bored" with them halfway through Christmas.
Or is that just too obvious?”
“Um, you could always put them up a day or so before the 25th, then you wouldn't be "bored" with them halfway through Christmas.
Or is that just too obvious?”
In Germany it used to be the norm to only put up the tree on Christmas Eve (when they have their main celebrations), but I've been over there before Christmas a few times and people usually have them up. I guess younger generations are probably putting them up earlier now.
Quote:
“Christmas Trees are very important in Germany. They were first used in Germany during the Middle Ages. If there are young children in the house, the trees are usually secretly decorated by the mother of the family. The Christmas tree was traditionally brought into the house on Christmas eve.”
“Christmas Trees are very important in Germany. They were first used in Germany during the Middle Ages. If there are young children in the house, the trees are usually secretly decorated by the mother of the family. The Christmas tree was traditionally brought into the house on Christmas eve.”
http://www.whychristmas.com/cultures/germany.shtml
Mine are still up, but I might take them down before I go back to college on the 9th.
Originally Posted by Princessxxxx:
“We norammly only have a 8 foot real tree in the hallway and that usually comes down by new years eve or the 2nd of Jan latest.”
“We norammly only have a 8 foot real tree in the hallway and that usually comes down by new years eve or the 2nd of Jan latest.”
Surely you have a big new years eve bash to show off your wealth, wouldnt keeping the tree up and showing it off be better ?
Originally Posted by soap-lea:
“Surely you have a big new years eve bash to show off your wealth, wouldnt keeping the tree up and showing it off be better ?”
“Surely you have a big new years eve bash to show off your wealth, wouldnt keeping the tree up and showing it off be better ?
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All of ours are still up the inside tree, the outside tree, all the outside lights are twinkling away, and I put up some more Victorian ans Edwardian new year cards today on my antique unit, it all looks lovely. I may take it all down on new years day but I often leave it up until the 6th, I only put it up 2 weeks before xmas so I am not fed up with it all yet.
Originally Posted by soap-lea:
“Surely you have a big new years eve bash to show off your wealth, wouldnt keeping the tree up and showing it off be better ?”
“Surely you have a big new years eve bash to show off your wealth, wouldnt keeping the tree up and showing it off be better ?
”
He wears the rolex for that.
we only have one plug in small tree & the cards & one nutcracker inside, so they will all be out till the traditional 6th of Jan, likewise the (extravagant) light display outside will stay on every night until the 6th.
Everything is staying up until 6th jan, never gets taken down earlier than that. I put it up around the 8th so it's up 2 weeks before Christmas and 2 weeks after. I don't get bored of it, I sometimes wonder how long it could be up for before I did begin to tire of it, I was fed up of advent calendar chocolates by June, so I'm guessing it might be the same with the tree
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Mine is still up, the tree is nearby the TV and it's slow blinking lights is somewhat comforting when you're sitting there feet up, mug of tea in hand watching your programmes.
That said though they all may be down on the 3rd when the slog back to reality kicks in.
That said though they all may be down on the 3rd when the slog back to reality kicks in.
Of course it is! It's still christmas (at least as far as I'm concerned).
Going back to mundane normal everyday life is something to be delayed not rushed towards.
Going back to mundane normal everyday life is something to be delayed not rushed towards.
Mine will go down on the 6th, I hate taking my decorations down.
my mother's friend leaves hers up till Easter
my mother's friend leaves hers up till Easter
Originally Posted by sodavlac:
“Not until the 6th.”
“Not until the 6th.”
The night by which you are supposed to take them down - or else it's supposed to be bad luck - is 12th night which is the evening of the 5th. Many people think it's the 6th but it isn't, it's the evening before.
Yep ours are down ,I usually take them down New years day but took them down earlier this year ,as just wanted them out the way and the house back to normal
Originally Posted by Robbie01:
“The night by which you are supposed to take them down - or else it's supposed to be bad luck - is 12th night which is the evening of the 5th. Many people think it's the 6th but it isn't, it's the evening before.”
“The night by which you are supposed to take them down - or else it's supposed to be bad luck - is 12th night which is the evening of the 5th. Many people think it's the 6th but it isn't, it's the evening before.”
I believe that some churches, particularly further east regard the 6th as twelfth night, although the CofE and most other western churches do consider it to fall on the 5th.
Honestly, I'm not actually sure that my tradition of taking them down on the 6th comes from the belief that the 6th is twelfth night anyway, but I don't think it does.
When I was small I think it was told to me that it was fine to have them up on twelfth night itself as that night was the last night of, and therefore still part of the Christmas festival. As long as they were down before dark, in particular making sure that no lights were put on or celebratory Christmas candles lit on what would be the 13th night, (13 being an unlucky number) then it was all good. Pretty sure that's how it all went, but not 100%.
I probably won't end up taking them down until it is dark on the 6th as I won't be home during the daylight hours thus risking bad luck, but will likely adhere to the "no lights" thing.
Cards will be taken down on Monday, and the lights on Tuesday.
Usually arent here over Xmas, but as we are at home next year am under orders that the tree has to come down from the loft, but have put my foot down regarding the internal decs. The old chains she likes up have to have pins to hold them up, and am buggered if I am gonna fill in a load of holes in the walls.
Usually arent here over Xmas, but as we are at home next year am under orders that the tree has to come down from the loft, but have put my foot down regarding the internal decs. The old chains she likes up have to have pins to hold them up, and am buggered if I am gonna fill in a load of holes in the walls.
Originally Posted by Porcupine:
“I know it's unlucky but we always take ours down early. They go up on or around the 5th December and by Boxing Day I'm bored of them. I can't clean properly and I want to get normality back.
We ended up taking the inside ones down today and it was marvellous to dust and clean properly. The outside lights are still on, and will probably stay put until the weekend.”
“I know it's unlucky but we always take ours down early. They go up on or around the 5th December and by Boxing Day I'm bored of them. I can't clean properly and I want to get normality back.
We ended up taking the inside ones down today and it was marvellous to dust and clean properly. The outside lights are still on, and will probably stay put until the weekend.”
It's not unlucky as there is no such thing. Yup, mine are down. Christmas is over.
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