Mr. Pencil Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 Just wondering Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jklcpa Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 None of the choices exactly fit for me. I take the tree down sometime after New Year's when I am done enjoying its beauty, but not specifically on the 6th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crank Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 Usually after Jan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Taxed Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 When we used real trees we had to get it down the week of Jan 1 because we had a special pickup. Now I use fake trees but kept that tradition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Pencil Posted December 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 sometime after New Year's when I am done enjoying its beauty, but not specifically on the 6th. I edited the choices a bit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRS Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 None of the choices exactly fit for me. I take the tree down sometime after New Year's when I am done enjoying its beauty, but not specifically on the 6th. Same with my family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 It'll come down after new years, and then the first evening we get that's not bitter cold, we'll set it on fire along with discarded cardboard boxes and wrapping paper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILLMAS Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 After the Three Kings holiday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catherine Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 There was a great cartoon a WHOLE bunch of years ago; a guy taking down a mostly-bare real tree with a couple of tired ornaments still clinging to it. Caption said, "Every year after Labor Day, Harold finally takes down the Christmas tree." But that's not one of the choices... I do know one family -- with a really small living room -- who puts their tree up (only with lights) on the porch. They leave it up 'til there has been enough of a spring thaw to actually remove it safely. Usually mid-March. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcb39 Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 Because of the onset of tax season, I still find some miscellaneous little decorations still hanging around in June. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jshtax Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 After the Three Kings holiday. What day is this that you speak of? never heard of it before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jklcpa Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 What day is this that you speak of? never heard of it before Three Kings Day is also called "Epiphany", "The Feast of the Magi", and "The Manifestation of God", and is the day that Jesus was revealed to the 3 kings (wisemen). The Eastern Christian Church celebrates the day of Christ's birth on Jan 6. And for many, the 12 days of Christmas are from Dec 25 to Jan 6 ending on Three Kings Day, and not from Dec 13 to Dec 25 as some celebrate it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jshtax Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 Is this mainly a Catholic thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jklcpa Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 No, not a Catholic thing at all, although Epiphany is a feast day for Catholics but not a day of holy obligation on the Church calendar. The eastern religions (Eastern Christian Church, the Egyptian Coptic Church, and others) also celebrate Epiphany and consider it a very important holiday, only behind Easter and Pentecost (I think). The Greeks celebrate on a different day in January because of a different calendar that was followed. If you google "Epiphany", Wikipedia has a good history and talks of the other religions that celebrate it, as do some other sites that will come up, if you are interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jshtax Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 No, not a Catholic thing at all, although Epiphany is a feast day for Catholics but not a day of holy obligation on the Church calendar. The eastern religions (Eastern Christian Church, the Egyptian Coptic Church, and others) also celebrate Epiphany and consider it a very important holiday, only behind Easter and Pentecost (I think). The Greeks celebrate on a different day in January because of a different calendar that was followed. If you google "Epiphany", Wikipedia has a good history and talks of the other religions that celebrate it, as do some other sites that will come up, if you are interested. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Taxed Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 >> although Epiphany is a feast day for Catholics Another feast day. They need to space these out a bit. Middle of February sounds like a good time?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion EA Posted December 30, 2013 Report Share Posted December 30, 2013 Epiphany is celebrated in my Episcopal church. And, my hubby taught in a neighboring small city with a growing Hispanic population, so covered Three Kings' Day in his choral concerts and classes. I stopped putting our tree up as we have been at my son's Inn since Christmas Day enjoying their tree and decorations. Growing up, my family tended to take the tree down the weekend after New Year's. In my first apartment I had little to no storage space so left the tree up until I could borrow a ladder to get it on top of the kitchen cabinets (artificial tree, obviously). More recently, real trees would come down the weekend after New Year's or sooner if dry and brittle. Live trees would go into the basement or garage and wait until the ground was OK for planting. Our artificial tree would come down after New Year's, but everyone would go back to school/work and leave me to undecorate the house. It was sad to undecorate. So, some years I would put up the tree only or all the decorations only except the tree to have less of a difference when I put everything away in January. Now, I do very little and enjoy the Inn's decorations. This year I put out candles and placemats and a few of my favorite picture ornaments. Our presents (unwrapped now) are still piled on the hearth with the new framed picture from our daughter (skydiving before & after!) and the new candlesticks made by my son and daughter-in-law on the mantle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILLMAS Posted December 30, 2013 Report Share Posted December 30, 2013 This the first year we put up a nativity scene along with our tree. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcb39 Posted December 30, 2013 Report Share Posted December 30, 2013 This the first year we put up a nativity scene along with our tree.That's what it's all about. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Taxed Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 Because of the 8 to 12 inches of snow expected in MA tomorrow, I took down the Christmas decorations today. It is going to be a mess till Friday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcjenkins Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 i always feel just a little sad when all the decorations are down. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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