Topic: when do you take down your Christmas decorations
Topic Posted by: rosie
Date Posted: Sun Jan 1 7:30:04 2012
Additional Comments: We had a gas fireplace put in about a month before Christmas and I love the decorations on it this year. I usually take my decorations down before New Year because I'm off from work and have time. I think I'm enjoying the fireplace decorations so much I haven't taken anything down in the house as of yet.Everything out doors is put away, but we live in western NY and you have to take advantage of warmer dry weather to get it put away without snow and cold. Lot of work doing the inside house, and it looks so pretty.
Posted by: Ricky Date posted: Tue Jan 3 21:42:03 2012
Message: Sometime before the end of January.
Posted by: rushlan Date posted: Tue Jan 3 15:26:08 2012
Message: Mine come down on New Year's Day. All packed up and put away.
Posted by: Peaches Date posted: Tue Jan 3 9:45:20 2012
Message: I follow the twelfth night/Epiphany rule: Jan. 6. That's for the indoor decs. The outdoor lights, however, may take us a little longer to take down, probably a little before Dr. King's b-day. They're so beautiful and hubby worked so hard to put them up I think we'll keep them up a bit.
Posted by: serialmom Date posted: Mon Jan 2 17:42:10 2012
Message: New Years Day.
Posted by: Glitter Date posted: Mon Jan 2 11:02:47 2012
Message:
My husband was reading something in the newspaper yesterday that all decorations should be down before the new year..something about a "Bad Luck" omen..anything still up brings bad luck to you.
Well, I guess a lot of us are going to be "Cursed"..I still saw some "Santa's up" last night...not to mention a lot of beautiful lighting..including ours outside..which will be taken down today...
Posted by: Peridot Date posted: Mon Jan 2 10:42:16 2012
Message: I usually start taking down decorations on New Year's Day. Since we were in Florida this year I'm taking them down today. I keep my evergreen wreath on the front door through January, just change the Christmas bow for a blue and silver one. I keep the poinsettias out as long as they last and keep most of my snowmen out through the winter. That way the house doesn't seem so bare once the holidays are over.
Posted by: Marie Date posted: Mon Jan 2 2:12:20 2012
Message:
I can never make it to Epiphany.
My family usually calls me Scrooge, Grinch, etc. .. cuz once Christmas is over I want it DOWN and put away. But the last couple of years (including this year!) .. I've caved in to their demands and left it up through New Year's Day.
So first thing tomorrow morning (after my coffee, of course!) .. guess what I'll be doing?!? : )
Posted by: JT Date posted: Sun Jan 1 23:23:01 2012
Message:
Twelfth Night aka The Epiphany aka January 6th.
Posted by: NelsStenbeck Date posted: Sun Jan 1 20:03:45 2012
Message: New Year's Day = today.
Posted by: Bonk5 Date posted: Sun Jan 1 20:03:33 2012
Message: I was sick and worn out most of Dec. So it took me a long time to put everything up, tree, my little village, Nut crackers, fireplace decorations, kitchen, bathroom, outside. So I want to enjoy as much as possible. I will probably start to take thing down this week,when I have time. I have a lot of stuff and lots of boxes, so everything is labeled. Have to put everything in the right boxes. Takes time. Probably get tree out on next pick up.
It is kind of depressing to have everything gone!
Posted by: Denise Date posted: Sun Jan 1 16:10:28 2012
Message: January 6th
Posted by: Cache Date posted: Sun Jan 1 12:50:53 2012
Message: It has been our usual habit to take our tree down on New Year's day, so it came down this morning. I used to put it up on Thanksgiving evening, but this year Hubby dragged his feet on getting it down from the attic until the first week in December, so it seems like it was just yesterday we put it up.
Posted by: redman91 Date posted: Sun Jan 1 12:23:26 2012
Message: We took them down right after Christmas this year...No reason, just started house cleaning, so we took them down...Redman
Posted by: ingyandbert Date posted: Sun Jan 1 12:09:22 2012
Message: Growing up, I always helped my Mother un-decorate on New Year's Day and for the most part I've held to that tradition. But this Christmas season went by so quickly that I'm having a hard time getting motivated to start de-nuding the tree already.
Posted by: Liz Date posted: Sun Jan 1 10:30:04 2012
Message: I prefer to take them down the day after Christmas but with me working out of town, they are still up! They are coming down today so I can reclaim my living room.
