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Just that, really.
The tree is coming down...
So are the other decorations...
I reckon it's time for that S to go!

Erm... I hate to break it to you but it's the 6th that decs are supposed to come down!

Yes, and get rid of the festive smileys too.

Christmas is dead and buried.

Yes, that's fine.

I have taken down my Christmas decorations, and will not be discussing Christmas again until DECEMBER.

Did you hear that all of you loons who insist on starting shopping next month, wrapping in July and putting up your trees in October?

The 5th is 12th night, SummerRain, isn't it? That's the day I take mine down.

Maryz is correct, SummerRain. The 5th of January is Twelfth Night - the date that decorations are supposed to come down.

omg - thought it was tomorrow, going out now so what will befall me if I leave the up, seriously?

According to DS we will only remove our nativity scene on the 7th because the Magi visit tomorrow.
The tree can come down tomorrow, though.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/1650267-when-are-christmas-decs-supposed-to-be-down-by

I had not even noticed it had changed!

So, yes, flow4. YANBU.

Not only should we be going back to being unReasonable, instead of unSeasonable, but all the Christmas Smileys should go too. But that's unlikely to happen until Monday now, I would have thought

Uh-oh! Have I inadvertently started an argument about whether Twelfth Night is the 5th or the 6th?! Of COURSE it's the 5th you sixy sixers!

But never mind that... I want to be unSeasonable now... That S has to go!

See here Summer

No, flow4, this argument has been raging going on in Chat for the last few days

"Unlikely to happen until Monday", Fru?!
But it's bad luck to keep Christmassy things past Christmas! If MNHQ don't get rid of the S and the smileys before midnight, then Mumsnet Towers may come tumbling down!

twelth night is the 6th aka the epithany the reason they come down today is they are meant to be down before twelth night.

Tradition is that they have to come down on the 6th and has been for as long as I can remember .....

Oh well I was misimformed all those years ago epithany is 12th day the 6th today is 12th night

I have reported the thread, Flow, as I am very concerned that if the smileys and the s aren't gone by midnight the end of the world will arrive .

flow4. It's unlikely there's anyone in MNHQ over the weekend to take their decorations down on the website or in RL - there will just be poor Olivia on weekend duty again <proffers gin> with her hand hovering over the Red Button to delete all the norty people (see, I got another one in there ).

diaim - "Tradition is that they have to come down on the 6th" < < My tradition says they have to come down on the 5th. That's traditions for ya - sooooo fickle!

You are very, very wise Maryz... MNHQ will prolly give you a medal for saving their Tower or something...

Twelfth night is the 6th of January. Epiphany. The Adoration of the Magi.

Did the three kings turn up, with their lovely gifts, to be told, "Oh, sorry, we're not doing Christmas anymore. We took the decorations down yesterday."

You didn't look at Sauvignon's link , did you Mia?

And, um, sorry to poop your Epiphany party, but the Magi definitely won't have been expecting Christmas decorations... That stable wasn't very glittery... And tinsel wasn't invented until 1610...

Hello Catherine! > waves <
Hope Tech can get it done before midnight so MNHQ can avoid Bad Luck!