when does christmas decorations go up in london?
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The 2019 Regent Street Christmas light switch-on takes place on Thursday 14 November. Full details have yet to be announced, but the street goes traffic-free for the evening, with events going on in nearby shops.
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Many decorations come down around January 1, while some stay up until January 6 - the Epiphany, the end of the Christmas period. New York has a buzz in the air after Thanksgiving and all through Christmas. Unfortunately, it isn't the same in January. 3.
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The 8th of December, or around that time, is the usual date for putting up and decorating the tree.
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Twelfth Night, on January 5, is widely considered to be the last day of the Christmas festivities (the eve of the Epiphany). And according to superstition, it's bad luck to leave your Christmas tree and decorations up after January 5.
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A day sooner or later is considered unlucky and if decorations are not removed on Twelfth Night then according to tradition they should stay up all year. Until the 19th century though, people would keep their decorations up until Candlemas Day on February 2. Twelfth Night falls on January 5 and Epiphany on January 6.
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Christmas decorations are generally hung up on the 8th of December, the day of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary. From this day on most Christmas markets in Rome are open and shops and houses illuminate in Christmassy splendor.
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For others, the coming of Epiphany means the decorations should go down before the clock strikes midnight - on January 5. Because 25 December is the first of the Twelve Days of Christmas according to the Anglican tradition, Twelfth Night falls on this day.
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['Hyde Park Winter Wonderland. ... ', 'Drop into the Geffrye Museum. ... ', "See the City of London's Christmas Markets. ... ", "Walk around London's parks. ... ", 'Go on a tour of haunted pubs. ... ', 'Southbank Centre Wintertime Festival. ... ', 'Go ice skating at Somerset House. ... ', "Look up at Trafalgar Square's Christmas tree."]
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When is Twelfth Night? Depending on what you're celebrating it's either January 5 or January 6 - and the last day you should keep festive decorations up. A day sooner or later is considered unlucky and if decorations are not removed on Twelfth Night then according to tradition they should stay up all year.
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According to one superstition, Christmas decorations not taken down by Twelfth Night should be left up until Candlemas Day (2nd February) and then taken down. Other people say the best remedy is to leave them up until Twelfth Night the following year.
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Watch the London New Year's Eve Fireworks from 11.55pm tonight, Tuesday December 31, on BBC One. MORE: Are shops open on New Year's Day 2020?
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Covent Garden Christmas lights 2019 - 12 November Head to the world-famous Piazza on Tuesday 12 November to see thousands of glistening lights being illuminated in Covent Garden. The huge Christmas tree is back again, and details of this year's VIP guest have yet to be revealed.
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Hands up if you start Christmas decorating on November 1 Hands up if you start decorating for Christmas on November 1st. ... But there are glad tidings for those of us who can't wait to dust off our snow globes every year — people who put up their Christmas decorations early are actually happier.
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Oxford Street - London The Christmas lights were switched on on Tuesday, November 7.
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['Christmas Day (25 December)', 'Boxing Day (26 December)', "New Year's Day (1 January)", '2 January.']
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"Christmas decorations should go up in November and come down in January." "They should go up on 1 December for the start of Advent."
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1 December – 18 December Expect each week to get busier as riders head out to Christmas parties. Tuesday and Wednesday nights will grow in demand too, as people celebrate the season more often.