Do you leave your lights up all year long, or are you the type of person who brings 'em down & puts 'em up year after year?
Just curious!!! thanks & Merry Christmas & Prosperous New Year!!!
2006-12-22 05:39:11 · 25 answers · asked by Lil'MissSnshne 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
I hear y'all about year long lights, but some people do leave 'em up all year long!!!
2006-12-22 05:46:05 · update #1
On Epiphany (Jan 6th), usually. Sometimes I'm lazy and leave them up a little longer but that's my marker.
2006-12-22 05:49:13 · answer #1 · answered by Christina 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I take everything down after New Year's. I do NOT like the lights left up all year long on the house,it makes it look tacky to me,but some don't like to bother with the taking down and putting up again next year,I also feel it is a safety issue to protect them from the elements of hail,heat,etc during the rest of the year. Thanks for your question and Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year to ALL of us!!!!!!
2006-12-22 13:42:56 · answer #2 · answered by grbarnaba 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I like to leave the lights up through winter. And I am offended at the person who said that is lazy. I just like them. What's wrong with that?
Also, We traditionally don't decorate until Christmas Eve. Why would I want to take everything back down two days later?
2006-12-22 13:55:36 · answer #3 · answered by hawke0008 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We put our decorations up after Thanksgiving Day and take them down after the New Year. Sometimes we don't get to the lights outside right away due to being exhausted from all of our travelling. But, it should definitely be done by February. Do not leave them up all year. It makes your neighbors think you are lazy.
2006-12-22 13:48:05 · answer #4 · answered by Biker Babe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
After New Year's Day.
2006-12-22 13:41:22 · answer #5 · answered by WonderWoman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I generally take everything down on christmas day and then that way I don't have to worry about doing it later but this year I am going to do it later because some of my friends can't do it with me until after the new year so that is when I'm going to do it.
2006-12-22 18:40:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many people leave their decorations up until The Epiphany, January 6th. Until the adoption of the Gregorian calendar, the day on which Christmas Day was celebrated. It is the traditional end of the Christmas season. Hope that helps.
2006-12-22 13:45:31 · answer #7 · answered by itaf3can 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our tree goes up the weekend after Thanksgiving. I have to keeping putting the decorations back on it after my little girl takes them off. The tree comes down and all is packed away on Jan. 1st. My family comes over for a New Year's meal. I make corned beef and cabbage and black eyed peas. They take the decorations down with me. We don't decorate the outside, not even those silly blow up things because we are renting and I am not investing in lights ect. to deco. a house I don't own.
2006-12-22 13:58:18 · answer #8 · answered by samantha s 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I personally love Christmas and all the decorations and lights, so I put my Tree and lights up a couple days after Thanksgiving, but I take them down a week after Christmas. I do keep all my cards I recieve thou.
2006-12-22 13:42:38 · answer #9 · answered by Allie86 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My mother, who has since passed on was born on January 3rd. She told us when she was little that she begged her parents to leave up the tree until her birthday. So, in remembrance, I leave our little tree up on Jan 3rd and take it down the day or two after. Maybe some people will find that weird - but, I think she sees it some where and appreciates the gesture.
2006-12-22 13:49:17 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It all comes down right after the New Year. I hate doing that!!!!
Merry Christmas to you!
2006-12-22 13:41:12 · answer #11 · answered by melouofs 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋