Is decorating with holly considered 'common' then?

[bytheMoonlight]

Just wondered?

I thought it was traditional.

Seems I could be wrong?

What do you think?

Yay someone else has twig shit! Or pointless dustcatchers as my husband likes to call them.

Many berried holly is supposed to ward off evil isn't it? Over the entrances to the home... but the traditional time to decorate is from Christmas Eve to Twelfth Night too. It's Yule and all that.

Holly is very important to keep out evil spirits over Yuletide. Remember to put it above every entrance to your home, including windows, doors, fireplaces and air bricks.

Holly isn't vulgar unless it's made of plastic.

HTH

It's probably not too early to cut it - you need to get in fairly quick or the birds will eat all the berries. Better to cut in late Nov and leave it standing in a bucket in the shed/garage than try to find it on 20 Dec and there are no berries left.

My mother uses it, ergo no.
Plarsetic holly would be though!

I also put mistletoe in the hall, above the front door. Is that common?