when do we take down christmas decorations?
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Many people tend to take down their Christmas decorations before they return to work, although according to tradition they should do it on Twelfth Night. And this is January 5 - although there can be some dispute over the date, as explained below.
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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.
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There will be a reduced service on Christmas Eve (December 24th) and no service at all on Christmas Day (December 25th). A Sunday service will operate on Boxing Day (December 26th) and a Saturday service will operate on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (December 27th- December 29th).
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Traditionally, people believe that you should take your Christmas tree down on the Twelfth Night, so either January 5 or 6. If you forget, some superstitions recommend keeping the decorations up until Candlemas Day on February 2, or even the Twelfth Night the following year.
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The Church of England celebrates Twelfth Night on 5th January, and the season of Epiphany from 6th January to 2nd February. ... 'Twelfth Night is the night before Epiphany and is the night, tradition says, when Christmas decorations should be taken down,' a Church of England spokesperson told The Telegraph.
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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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Christmas decorations are typically put up in late November or early December, usually to coincide with the start of Advent.
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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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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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According to Tradition, You Should Leave Your Tree Up Until January 6—Here's Why. ... According to Christian tradition, January 6 marks the day the three kings actually arrived in Bethlehem and signals the end of the Christmas celebrations.
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In the UK, typically decorations stay up until Twelfth Night. Twelfth Night is a festival celebrated in some branches of Christianity which begins 12 days from December 25.
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When to Take Down Your Christmas Tree. ... Some people believe that you may have bad luck in the New Year if you take your Christmas tree down after midnight on December 31st. If you are superstitious, you may want to take the tree down before midnight on New Year's Eve to avoid any bad luck in the next year.
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This year, Disney Christmas decorations started coming down by Jan. 5, 2020, and were completely gone after the Disney Marathon Weekend, which took place through Jan. 12.
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Depending on which faith you follow 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, 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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When should Christmas decorations come down? Most people stick to the same date to take down their tree - January 5. The reason for this is that the Twelfth Night - the twelfth day after Christmas dictates the end of the festive season. It's widely believed to be bad luck to keep decorations up after this date.
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Re: when do they take the christmas decorations down? The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree stays up through at least Jan 1 and is taken down shortly thereafter. Other decorations vary by location, but they will start coming down as early as Dec 26, while others will stay up through Orthodox Christmas (Jan 7).