when should you take down your xmas tree?
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The date we put up a Christmas tree differs for each household and family, with some people putting trees up in November, while others push it to as close to Christmas Day as possible. However, most people stick to the same day to take their tree down – the 6th January.
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In Poland the tradition is to take down the Christmas decorations on February 2nd or Matki Boskiej Gromnicznej or Candlemas. The Christmas spirit stays full on until January 6th.
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Tradition dictates that Christmas trees should be put up at the beginning of Advent – the fourth Sunday before Christmas. Others opt to put their decorations up 12 days before Christmas, or even on Christmas Eve.
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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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Twelfth Night is a festival that marks the coming of the Epiphany, and starts on Christmas Day. Decorations should be removed at the end of Christmas - on the twelfth day - according to the tradition.
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Although Christian groups reportedly disagree over which date is the correct one, tradition dictates that the Twelfth Night is the best time to take down your festive decorations — including your tree. It's believed that waiting too long after the Twelfth Night will bring bad luck.
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How long can you keep those Christmas decorations up until your neighbors start to judge? Everyone has their own opinion on when to take down Christmas decor. Some say that it's best to take them down by December 31, so that you get a "fresh start" in the new year. Others follow the tradition of Twelfth Night (Jan 5.).
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When is Twelfth Night? 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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Christian tradition dating back to the 4th century marks Twelfth Night, the end of Christmas and the Eve of the Epiphany (Christian feast day), as the time to take down your Christmas tree and pack away your decorations again.
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But it still depends on your tree and personal choice. There are some people who will be taking off the baubles and putting it back in the box on Boxing Day, while others wait until January 1 to take it down and ring in the new year.
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For many around the world, January 5 or 6 marks the Epiphany ‒ the final day of the 12 days of Christmas and the time for all holiday decorations to come down. For others, the second week of January is a typical time for the holiday lights to be unplugged and stored away until next year.
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According to tradition, a Christmas tree should not be put up before Christmas Eve (24 December) and should be taken down twelve days after Christmas, that is, on the Epiphany.
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Twelfth Night also known as Epiphany Eve is the time when many countries traditionally put the figures of the Wise Men or Three Kings into the Nativity Scene on Epiphany Eve ready to celebrate Epiphany on January 6. It is also traditional to take your Christmas decorations down following Twelfth Night.
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"Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, is the earliest that you should set up a Christmas tree or put up Christmas-specific decorations," according to an article by the Southern lifestyle brand. ... "Because it is inconsiderate for your beautiful tree to steal the thunder from you big turkey dinner."
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According to tradition, Christmas trees and decorations should be taken down on either Twelfth Night or Epiphany to avoid bad luck after the season of merriment.
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Other offerings conclude on January 5. Christmas decorations usually start to come down around the second week of January (after Marathon Weekend), and removal is done faster than installation.
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According to Catholic religion, you should hold off taking down your Christmas tree until January 7.