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Is it today or tomorrow you’re supposed to take your decs down?

11 replies

Baulin · 05/01/2024 11:04

Some say you should keep them up for Twelfth Night and other traditions say it’s bad luck to leave them up after Twelfth Night. I still dont get it!

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TheBirdintheCave · 05/01/2024 11:05

Mine are coming down tomorrow evening as it's the twelfth and final day of Christmas. They could come down on the 7th though I suppose! I'm quite sad as our tree is still in fantastic condition despite getting it at the start of December. I think we've lost maybe ten needles.

MissCalamity · 05/01/2024 11:09

I always thought it was the 6th Jan.
I'm taking mine down today as won't have time tomorrow - not that we have much up anyway!

SparePartz · 05/01/2024 11:09

Midday on 6th here. Except for the non-overtly christmassy winter decorations. Penguins, snowflakes and stars are allowed to stay until Spring/Easter!

AlltheFs · 05/01/2024 11:15

We take ours down on 12th night usually, so tonight. But in practical terms it will likely be Sat morning as we will be home quite late tonight.

The tree is being collected on Sunday by YFC.

AlltheFs · 05/01/2024 11:17

I think either 5th or 6th can be right though, but we were taught the tree is up “until 12th night” so that’s what we work to.

reluctantbrit · 05/01/2024 11:20

Today, 5th, is the 12th night so we will take them down today.

honeylulu · 05/01/2024 11:45

Twelfth Night is tonight so all decorations removed before sunrise. (In middle ages the day started at dusk so Epiphany/6th Jan starts this evening, the three Kings arrive at the nativity and the decorations come down now they've arrived.)

If you leave decorations up after sunrise tomorrow they are meant to stay until 2 February (Candlemas). Our nativity set stays up until then but all other decs going tonight and tree will be dragged into garden and then chopped up tomorrow. The wood will get used on our summer bbqs!

slavetothekittens · 05/01/2024 11:50

Was going to take ours down tomorrow ( 6th) but one of the cats has helpfully knocked the tree over so might as well take that down today then just take the other decorations down between today and tomorrow.

MaggieFS · 05/01/2024 11:56

12th night is this evening, but given it's a Friday, we will do what we can and finish off tomorrow.

IvorTheEngineDriver · 05/01/2024 12:10

Ours come down evening of the 6th.

RuthW · 05/01/2024 12:20

12th day today. Need to be down by midnight.

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