Why do people put their Xmas trees etc up now then take them down Boxing Day

It should be illegal to put up Christmas trees and decorations more than 12 days before Christmas. Including in shops etc.

I definitely eat easter eggs before easter Sunday. Does that count?

This. Starting the build-up to Christmas so early spoils it for me. I avoid the shops at this time of year as it's relentless.

Do these people also send Valentine's cards in January and celebrate Easter in February? What's the hurry?

I don't need them to be a 'novelty'.

I put them up because I like them, I enjoy the light my traditional lights give off, I enjoy my decorations gathered over the years, the memories they bring back.

'Novelty' doesn't come into it.

& that's obviously fine too.

but look for yourself at all the posts saying CLEAN, they can't clean properly or they want the house clean etc.

its not just about wanting the excess stuff put away.

When is Christmas over?? That seems very different these days. Certainly not Christmas Night of Boxing Day, in any traditional sense.

i don't care what anyone else dies ! I'll keep doing what makes me happy. However I will maintain my house is CLEAN, even with my 🌲 & decorations up & people saying otherwise need to realise you can clean with them up, just because they choose not to, doesn't make other peoples houses unclean.

I don't think it's about cleanliness as such, but once Xmas is over, it becomes clutter for some of us. For people that have real trees, they are probably sick of an increasingly threadbare tree dropping needles, sometimes my cats have messed about with the bottom of my tree that much that it looks a bit messy. Once Xmas feels over, it's just something that's in the way for some of us.

I definitely don't, 1st Dec for me. But for those that do put them up 1st Nov it's got to be a novelty worn off by the time they've had them up nearly two months

I have a clean house, my Christmas tree does not make it unclean.

When DS1 was small and I had absolutely no money, I used to get whatever tree was left over at the greengrocers on Christmas Eve, and we’d spend the evening decorating it. I wouldn’t take it down until 12th night because it was a beautiful thing.

It’s slightly earlier now maybe mid December), but I still like to leave it up until the 6th.

People have different reasons for their tree traditions.

This is me. Purely because I adore the build up, adore the day. Then it’s over. New year, fresh clean house.

But then surely these people aren't putting there decorations up on the 1sr november

Oh, that's so sad. He/she should definitely get his/her tree.

I think very few people see Boxing Day as the start of Christmas, the shops are full of Christmas stuff by late September, the Xmas TV ads are on as soon as November arrives. By 27th Dec I think most of us are tired of Xmas food and fragrance ads, fed up of Christmas tunes etc. and when 27th falls on a week day, that's a lot of us back at work.

It does if they whinge on about the consequences of their choices!

Christmas is about fun! Parties, lots of family time, good food and drinks, presents and days off work.

That's not completely true. The Beeb show Christmas themed idents until the 2nd Jan - at least they get it!

Now you're just being rude. Putting my Christmas tree 🎄 & decorations up early does not make me bonkers.

Other things might 🤣🤣

Honestly, just get them
told! Tell them you don't care when they put it up, but you don't want to hear any whinging about it!!

I put mine up early, I have it up late. I LOVE my tree & traditional lights. But I'd NEVER whinge about the 'mess' or cleaning. I know what I need to do if it makes me feel annoyed, without whinging on at others! 🤣

I also don't see why people find it so hard to clean with the tree/decorations up - they just get dusted/moved etc like anything wise.

Each to their & so whatever makes you happily! 😉 but I am not remotely ready to change over to 'spring' amid the snow in January 🤣

Costy Christmas lights all the way!!

I don't know how normal this is but in my experience churches seem to follow a 01/12-25/12 pattern too in that all their Christmas events are during Advent. I'm assuming that this is to give the people that run church services and activities time off but it doesn't seem that much different to the secular world on a practical level.

Poor poor woman. Whatever brings any small joy to them. 😍

Looking at most of the responses here, I despair how few people know what Christmas is actually about. Philistines.

I don't think she's objecting to them doing it, so much as them choosing to do it, then whinging about it!

Which I understand. Make decisions that make you happy, not the ones that piss you off 🤣🤣

mine goes up early, comes down late! I love it & just clean as usual 🎄 . I have an artificial tree (physically unable to deal with a real one now) so I don't need to worry about it.

I think it’s peculiar to take trees etc down when the Christmas period has just begun (ie Boxing Day). I think it’s weird to put them up weeks before.

But, it’s none of my business and everyone I know in rl is normal.

Agree. My experience has been that through making a lot of effort I can keep the Christmas feeling for my family until New Years Day by saving some activities and keeping our decorations up but into January it's too much for me to do when I'm the only one trying to do it.