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To ask if you consider the 30th and 31st the festive period

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Thepoweroflove777 · 25/12/2025 19:31

Personally I don’t really once Boxing Day is over it’s over for me.

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RecordBreakers · 25/12/2025 22:06

I love these next few days.
We've got two get togethers with family we've not seen today.
Then we'll all go out for a big walk one day. (Those who aren't back at work).
Panto.
Watching a bit of Christmas tele we've not had time to watch today or in the run up to today.
I know I'm unusual, but I LOVE cold turkey sandwiches too.

FancyCatSlave · 25/12/2025 22:03

12 days of Christmas house here. It’s not over until then.

My favourite bit is from Boxing Day until school goes back. It’s very relaxing.

EchoedSilence · 25/12/2025 22:02

So everyone on this thread has next week off work?

Andthatrightsoon · 25/12/2025 21:57

Betwixtmas, of course!

Brefugee · 25/12/2025 21:57

All the water to Epiphany. The three kings go round the village blessing the households and collecting for charity

Brefugee · 25/12/2025 21:56

All the wayto Epiphany. The three kings go round the village blessing the households and collecting for charity

EatMoreChocolate44 · 25/12/2025 21:55

Yes, finally off work and going to enjoy the festive period up until the 6th January. Especially love this week between Christmas and New Year when I can finally relax, pop on movies in my Christmas pjs, eat rubbish and enjoy the Christmas tree and decorations with my family. Don't understand after all the effort and build up why people don't make the most of the next week or two. Different strokes for different folks I guess.

CarrierbagsAndPJs · 25/12/2025 21:51

EchoedSilence · 25/12/2025 21:31

What do you do that's festive though?

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We also have family parties, nights out with friends, we go to Alton Towers for their christmas panto and swim break, we go on dog walks out of the area (ending in the pub), visit the beach, big sale shopping trip with christmas money. We always eat our dinner together at the table but we still light the candles on our advent wreath until the 6th with our meals and use our christmas crockery until then too.

The end is the 6th where the children get (a much smaller budget of) presents to open, door chalking and everything away until next year. This year we will also add taking our door wreath to my dad’a grave. My mum used to always do this with her dad’s grave.

MyOtherProfile · 25/12/2025 21:47

Lindy2 · 25/12/2025 19:33

Yes. Christmas Eve right through to New Year's Day. That's all festive period.

This.

AhBiscuits · 25/12/2025 21:44

Yes. It's over on the 2nd for me. I'll probably cook a roast on new years day.

IndigoIsMyFavouriteColour · 25/12/2025 21:44

Yes! Cheese week is still the festive season, right up until the 2nd jan

CarrierbagsAndPJs · 25/12/2025 21:43

Christmas ends with the chalking of the doors on the epiphany for us. 6th jan. Decs come down on the 5th Jan…

… but then for us December is Advent.

gogomomo2 · 25/12/2025 21:40

Tree up until after 12th night, 6th January. If you are fed up with Christmas already you started too early

WhereYouLeftIt · 25/12/2025 21:38

Absolutely!

However I am Scottish so growing up, New Year was more important than Christmas. 30th we'd be preparing for Hogmanay on 31st. Ah, it was so exciting then!

EchoedSilence · 25/12/2025 21:38

I don't have young kids and most of my family are back at work next Monday. Not everyone has next week off work.

Jellycatspyjamas · 25/12/2025 21:38

Yes, until 3rd January is still the festive season, I like the week after Christmas. The work and stress of being organised is done, there’s enough food and drink to feed an army and no one needs to be anywhere. We see friends and family, long dog walks, movies and board games. Then Hogmanay - it’s all good.

Starandflowers · 25/12/2025 21:35

EchoedSilence · 25/12/2025 21:31

What do you do that's festive though?

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Family parties, meeting with friends to exchange gifts, going to a panto or light trail (whatever one we don’t do before Christmas), eat far too many Celebrations

Usually the run up to Christmas is caught up with work and school commitments. This period is more about friends and family

henlake7 · 25/12/2025 21:34

MadameSzyszkoBohusz · 25/12/2025 20:10

Yes of course it is. It really depresses me when people think it’s all done and dusted by Boxing Day.

I like everything down and finished with by the 27th, for me it's the build up that's more fun. Once I've done Christmas I'm ready to get back to normal.

But I'd say the festive period goes up to 2nd Jan though for most people.

EchoedSilence · 25/12/2025 21:31

Starandflowers · 25/12/2025 21:27

Absolutely. Usually don’t go back to work until about the 5th so all of this period is still the festive period and the tree remains up until then

New Year is part of the holiday time too (plus New Years Day dinner is far superior to Christmas Day dinner).

To me the people who finish everything after Boxing Day are killjoys. Why wouldn’t you spread the festive cheer a bit longer before going back to “normal” life

What do you do that's festive though?

EchoedSilence · 25/12/2025 21:30

I don't really know what you mean tbh. I mean I'm off work and still eating chocolate and cheese but I don't do anything Christmassy after boxing day.

BruFord · 25/12/2025 21:29

I like the 12 Days of Christmas concept all the way to January 6th. Unfortunately, both DH and I are back at work on the 29th so we’ll have to be festive in the evenings next week. 😂

Starandflowers · 25/12/2025 21:27

Absolutely. Usually don’t go back to work until about the 5th so all of this period is still the festive period and the tree remains up until then

New Year is part of the holiday time too (plus New Years Day dinner is far superior to Christmas Day dinner).

To me the people who finish everything after Boxing Day are killjoys. Why wouldn’t you spread the festive cheer a bit longer before going back to “normal” life

PumpkinPie2016 · 25/12/2025 21:25

Yes, because I am fortunate to get 2 weeks off at Christmas so I see that as the festive season.

This year, I am back on the 5th Jan so it will definitely still be festive season.

I don't celebrate New Year really - I've never liked NYE but I still enjoy the time off.

I will do some bits of work in between the main days though as otherwise, term will be really stressful.

Notmyreality · 25/12/2025 21:24

Not really. Decs stay up until first weekend in Jan but we don’t do anything special for new years. Off work next week and will enjoy it as any other week off but the “festivities” are mostly done.

Summerbay23 · 25/12/2025 21:18

Yes, it is for us.

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