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debm55

(39,338 posts) Mon Dec 30, 2024, 12:44 PM Dec 30

When do you take you Christmas decorations and tree down?

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When do you take you Christmas decorations and tree down? (Original Post) debm55 Dec 30 OP

About ten years ago... 2naSalit Dec 30 #1

Thank you 2naSalit. debm55 Dec 30 #8

Day after New Years. surfered Dec 30 #2

Thank you very much surfered. debm55 Dec 30 #9

Oh, hell ... Those things stayed up until March! (well past the 'explosive fire hazard' range) stopdiggin Dec 30 #3

I've done that before with an artificial tree - it must come down before Easter! flor-de-jasmim Dec 30 #6

Thank you flor-de-jasmim debm55 Dec 30 #19

Thank you stopdiggin. I once kept an fake tree up and decorated it in monthly themes. debm55 Dec 30 #10

HAHAHAHHAH. thank you stopdiggin. debm55 Dec 30 #15

January 6th Elessar Zappa Dec 30 #4

Thank you Elessar Zappa, My father was from the Eastern Rite and Epiphany was considered as our Christmas. I don't think debm55 Dec 30 #11

As soon as I find my lighter... MiHale Dec 30 #5

But you do it because you love her, Thank you MiHale. debm55 Dec 30 #16

My mom always waited until Jan. 6th BittyJenkins Dec 30 #7

Thank you very much BittyJenkins. debm55 Dec 30 #12

My mother always took the tree down the day after Christmas! CrispyQ Dec 30 #13

Thank you very much CrispyQ, good idea on your part. debm55 Dec 30 #17

New Year's Day pandr32 Dec 30 #14

Thank you pandr32 for sharing with us. debm55 Dec 30 #18

Jan 7th. The 12 days of Christmas start December 25th. Phoenix61 Dec 30 #20

Exactly Phoenix61. Thank you for sharing. debm55 Dec 30 #21

Ah, hell, just leave 'em up. It'll save time in the coming years. rsdsharp Dec 30 #22

HAHAHHAHHAHHAHAHAHHAHA. thank you rsesharp. Great idea. debm55 Dec 30 #23

2naSalit

(93,870 posts)

1. About ten years ago...

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Mon Dec 30, 2024, 12:45 PM

Dec 30

Never put them back up.

debm55

(39,338 posts)

8. Thank you 2naSalit.

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 30, 2024, 12:54 PM

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surfered

(3,950 posts)

2. Day after New Years.

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Mon Dec 30, 2024, 12:48 PM

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debm55

(39,338 posts)

9. Thank you very much surfered.

Reply to surfered (Reply #2)

Mon Dec 30, 2024, 12:55 PM

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stopdiggin

(13,079 posts)

3. Oh, hell ... Those things stayed up until March! (well past the 'explosive fire hazard' range)

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Mon Dec 30, 2024, 12:48 PM

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Dad really liked Christmas .. !!!

flor-de-jasmim

(2,167 posts)

6. I've done that before with an artificial tree - it must come down before Easter!

Reply to stopdiggin (Reply #3)

Mon Dec 30, 2024, 12:52 PM

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debm55

(39,338 posts)

19. Thank you flor-de-jasmim

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Mon Dec 30, 2024, 01:26 PM

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debm55

(39,338 posts)

10. Thank you stopdiggin. I once kept an fake tree up and decorated it in monthly themes.

Reply to stopdiggin (Reply #3)

Mon Dec 30, 2024, 12:57 PM

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debm55

(39,338 posts)

15. HAHAHAHHAH. thank you stopdiggin.

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Mon Dec 30, 2024, 01:19 PM

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Elessar Zappa

(16,193 posts)

4. January 6th

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Mon Dec 30, 2024, 12:49 PM

Dec 30

After the Epiphany.

debm55

(39,338 posts)

11. Thank you Elessar Zappa, My father was from the Eastern Rite and Epiphany was considered as our Christmas. I don't think

Reply to Elessar Zappa (Reply #4)

Mon Dec 30, 2024, 01:00 PM

Dec 30

They do that anymore.

MiHale

(10,942 posts)

5. As soon as I find my lighter...

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Mon Dec 30, 2024, 12:50 PM

Dec 30

Only decorated for my wife…she needs it.

debm55

(39,338 posts)

16. But you do it because you love her, Thank you MiHale.

Reply to MiHale (Reply #5)

Mon Dec 30, 2024, 01:21 PM

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BittyJenkins

(591 posts)

7. My mom always waited until Jan. 6th

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Mon Dec 30, 2024, 12:53 PM

Dec 30

Because that is when the Wisemen arrived. I try but usually take it down before.

debm55

(39,338 posts)

12. Thank you very much BittyJenkins.

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Mon Dec 30, 2024, 01:03 PM

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CrispyQ

(38,662 posts)

13. My mother always took the tree down the day after Christmas!

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Mon Dec 30, 2024, 01:05 PM

Dec 30

It was a yearly battle I had with my mother but she always won. I begged her to keep the tree up so we could have it for New Years Eve but nope. She said once the presents were gone it wasn't a Christmas tree anymore. It was down & everything Christmas packed away before noon on Dec 26. When I was about ten I started making sure to spend the night at a friend's house on NYE, cuz everyone's home was more festive than ours.