Putting away Christmas- when do you do yours?

I was thinking about taking the whole lot down today. Once Boxing Day is out of the way, Christmas is over really. The spectre at the feast!

I usually leave it until 12th night or just before.

We always take ours down on New Year's day.

We shall take ours down on Friday. Always want to see them gone before the New Year.

I know 6th January is traditional, but Christmas is long over by then. They just look sad and forlorn after the event.

We have a DGC coming to stay so not until at least the 3rd January.

Taken mine down today, as away for new year. Nice to come home to a fresh start.

On the 12th night out of habit really I love the house decorated. But back to reality I suppose I hate January and February just look forward to the spring.

Twelfth Night.
If people didn't put their decorations up at the beginning of December, they wouldn't look sad and forlorn now.
But I will be glad to see the back of the flashing neon lights outside houses.

Mine came down on 27th after the family came on Boxing Day.

I love the feeling that I haven't got to do it again for a whole year!

Mine came down on 27th too. They went up on 2nd so I was happy to put them away.

Ours didn't go up until the week before Christmas

The coming few days will see me making gift tags from the cards and taking down the decorations. I leave the tree till last.

The 12 days of Christmas is the period in Christian theology that marks the span between the birth of Christ and the coming of the Magi, the three wise men. It begins on December 25 (Christmas) and runs through January 6 (the Epiphany, sometimes also called Three Kings’ Day).

I did put them up before the 25th December but have never understood why people put up decorations in November.
It's annoying that shops start Christmas in October too.

I’m with eazybee, we usually put ours up Christmas Eve (admit a few days earlier this year) and take them down on twelfth night. Superstitious? Moi?

12th night for me, love my decs, especially the lights

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I’m with eazybee, we usually put ours up Christmas Eve (admit a few days earlier this year) and take them down on twelfth night. Superstitious? Moi?

I never know if they should come down o the 5th or 6th January

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eazybee- could have written your post! We don't put decorations until second weekend in Advent, and the tree a few days before Christmas - so 12th Day is fine.

Oh but those flashing lights everywhere - hate them (and what a massive waste of energy too).

Took all of mine down today and packed them away for another year. Of course there are one or two that I missed but at least this year I can get to the storage boxes easily.

I have collected up the cards this morning, the trees, garlands and lights I will pack away on Jan 1st. Goodbye 2021.

12 night for me always has been. I must admit did not put too much up this year just a tree and and few lights and Christmassy ornaments it looks pretty. I got them up beginning of December and a few days later contracted Covid 19 so was quite ill. Happy to have the decs up until 6th January
even happier I came out the other side of the illness and am still here to tell the tale.

12th night - and hoping that coincides with the bin men.
Although as I was away there is very little extra in the way of paper etc to put out, and just my tiny tree and decs to deal with.
It will show up the dust so cue a bit of January cleaning!

On the 2nd January…

Same here Calistemon, taking the 25th as the first day of Christmas means 5th Jan is day twelve but most people take theirs down 6th.
I hedge my bets and always take them down just before midnight on the 5th.