To hate having Christmas decorations up after Christmas

[Butterflyfluff]

I get it if you are very religious but I’m not

Christmas is a celebration for us but not for religious reasons so I’m happy to put decorations up early, in order to countdown to Christmas

But once Christmas is over, I want them gone.

I love it that there’s houses now with all their lights up already.

That makes far more sense to me than having them up in January when it’s all over.

@WomanStanleyWoman

It's just I think people are wondering why you're using such a strong emotion over something that probably actually only mildly annoys you or makes you wonder at their actions...

I do hate it though. I just know they’re the kind of people I’d walk under buses to avoid.

Ahhh you're a mad scone! Imagine getting so riled up over what goes on in another persons gaff. "I HATE you because you take your Christmas tree down early in my opinion."

Go find your Christmas tree and impale your arse on it until the 12th. You can judge much better from a height.

@WomanStanleyWoman

It's just I think people are wondering why you're using such a strong emotion over something that probably actually only mildly annoys you or makes you wonder at their actions...

I do hate it though. I just know they’re the kind of people I’d walk under buses to avoid.

You spend your emotional energy on hating someone that moves a bauble from one part of their home to another part of their home on a day that isn't the 6th of January?

You've got issues...

I do hate it though. I just know they’re the kind of people I’d walk under buses to avoid.
there are tonnes of reasons why someone might take decorations down before you deem it suitable. So to have such hatred and "I'd walk under buses to avoid them" is ridiculous.

I'm fine with it all until NYD. Then I want a clean fresh house with bowls of hyacinths and all the cosy cinnamon and orange smells replaced with fresh uplifting smells. But DH insists on decorations up until 12th Night. To me that feels like dragging the old year into the new.

Sure,.you don't think it's the correct thing to do,.and you can move your own bauble to another part of the house whenever you think is best... But honestly hatred to others for something that doesn't even matter is mad...

I really think everyone should do what they want

It does seem a bit previous to be getting upset about this hypothetical post-Christmas situation in November.

Ahhh you're a mad scone! Imagine getting so riled up over what goes on in another persons gaff. "I HATE you because you take your Christmas tree down early in my opinion."

Are you any less ‘riled up’ than I am? You felt obliged to have a go at me. You’re obviously bothered by this.

@00100001

Sure,.you don't think it's the correct thing to do,.and you can move your own bauble to another part of the house whenever you think is best... But honestly hatred to others for something that doesn't even matter is mad...

But it really isn’t any of your business, is it?

@Yeko

I do hate it though. I just know they’re the kind of people I’d walk under buses to avoid. there are tonnes of reasons why someone might take decorations down before you deem it suitable. So to have such hatred and "I'd walk under buses to avoid them" is ridiculous.

Why do you care what I think? I’m nothing to you. It can’t make any difference to your life if I dislike something.

The Christmas holidays mean different things to different people. There isn’t a right or wrong way to celebrate. I think it’s lovely how each family develops their own special traditions.

We put our decorations up at the start of December and I love them right up until the 27th and then suddenly have no interest in them anymore. I'm lazy though so they do stay up until January but I don't particularly enjoy them for that last week.

@GertrudePerkinsPaperyThing

I really think everyone should do what they want

The thread has taken an unexpectedly militant turn, I must say. I agree with this comment - much more in the spirit of goodwill!

Really cannot be arsed with Christmas decorations in November. I put them up mid-Dec and take them down on the 5th of 6th. Other households should do whatever the heck they want.

Why do you care what I think? I’m nothing to you. It can’t make any difference to your life if I dislike something.

You're saying something on a talk forum, people are going to comment and talk about it, which is what I'm doing.
Why do you care that I'm posting back? I'd say I'm nothing to you, but you'd walk under a bus to avoid me apparently.

I like the build up to xmas, the day, the few days in between xmas day and NY when you can chill (if you're lucky enough to be off work!) but I don't want to enter a new year with the decorations still up!
And anyone who still has decs up after Jan my judgy pants twitching!

@WomanStanleyWoman

Ahhh you're a mad scone! Imagine getting so riled up over what goes on in another persons gaff. "I HATE you because you take your Christmas tree down early in my opinion."

Are you any less ‘riled up’ than I am? You felt obliged to have a go at me. You’re obviously bothered by this.

Watch that bus!!!!!!

Um, excuse me OP but the correct timing of threads about when to take your decorations down doesn’t start until the second week of December.
This thread is far too premature, we are still in the mumsnet standardised period for ‘Is it OK for me to put my tree up?’

Next we’ll have ‘I’ve seen a creme egg for sale in Sainsburys and it’s only BEFORE the arguments regarding if 12th night is on the 5th or the 6th.

If people don’t adhere to correct timeframes of mumsnet threads then the whole fucking site will descend into chaos.

The thread has taken an unexpectedly militant turn, I must say.

It's clearly a subject close to people's hearts.

I'm sorry but for me decs up to, and a party on twelfth night is a huge part of the season. And my , very judgy , opinion is that those who take everything down and feel "it's all over" by new year are those that enjoy consumerism, where it's more about a pile of presents than actually enjoying them/ the celebration of the season. It's the idea of a "build up" to "the day" - its crass and frankly if Christmas is about the build up and or a single day , then it's no wonder that it causes such stress and disappointment to so many. Enjoy the celebrations and family time with shared gifts, games, and fun for the 12 DAYS Of CHRISTMAS . It's the best.

Ours come down round the 27th. I like having them down before New Year so the house feels clear and ready for a new year

Personally I think advent is the period of preparation, Christmas starts On Christmas Day and decorations should come down on or shortly before the 12th night. I couldn’t care less what other people do in their houses though! That said, I always feel an undertone of ‘ooh aren’t they slatterns’ from the ‘Christmas down and put away on Boxing Day’ brigade, towards those of us who like to leave our decorations up longer, as if we’re the ones who are somehow doing Christmas wrong. It is possible to have both a lovely clean, tidy house and Christmas decorations! But generally, as I said, each to their own.

@Icantremembermyusername

My decorations go up the first weekend in December and come down by Hogmanay. I'm Scottish, the whole house needs a clean before the new year arrives!

This is me too!

I need a clean uncluttered house for the bells.

We celebrate the 12 days of Christmas but they just happen to end (for us) on New Year’s Eve.

I take everything down Boxing Day! I'd happily keep it up until New Years, but dds birthday is the 27th, so I think it's important as she grows up to make a clear distinction for her between birthday and christmas as I know so many people with December birthdays who always said christmas overshadowed them.