The Holly & The Ivy

[ithildin]

One of the odder things about Utah is that nearly everyone has all their decorations, including their tree, down the day after Christmas. Most of our neighbours already have their stripped trees on the curb this morning. When I lived in California and B.C., most everyone left decorations up till New Year - or Epiphany, as the case may be. Though we didn't leave it up till then on purpose, just laziness [g]

So now I'm curious - when does your regional area normally take down the tree and such?

Comments

[brightknightie.livejournal.com]

I like to keep my Christmas decorations up through Epiphany, when the timing of weekends and such for the task of undressing the tree allows, but I have an artificial tree (purchased by my parents before I was born, never a year unused) and so don't have to worry about it drying out or other perils of live trees.

Christmas just started yesterday, as Advent ended. How curious to take down all the decorations right as they finally come into season! :-)

[kimuro.livejournal.com]

Amen! That is exactly how I feel about Christmas.

[mprice.livejournal.com]

Indeed. Advent has ended, and the 12 days of Christmas have begun! I had friends who did not celebrate until Little Christmas (Epiphany). They said the advantage of that was being able to take advantage of the After Christmas sales. ;-D