Is there a traditional date?
2007-01-03 00:56:01 · 35 answers · asked by silent_philm 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Other - Holidays
before the 6th of jan
Epiphany is celebrated on the 12th day of christmas which is the 6th of january and decorations should be taken down before then
2007-01-03 00:57:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The evening of 5th January (Twelth Night), here's why...
Twelfth Night is when all Christmas Decorations should be removed so as not to bring bad luck upon the home. If decorations are not removed on Twelfth Night, they should stay up all year.
When is Twelfth Night?
Twelfth Night is the evening of the 5th January
"The evening of the fifth of January, preceding Twelfth Day, the eve of the Epiphany, formerly the last day of the Christmas festivities and observed as a time of merrymaking". Oxford English Dictionary
Why is Twelfth Night on the 5th January and not the 6th (Twelfth Day)?
It is only with our modern understanding of astronomy and time keeping that we start a new day in the middle of the night. To our ancient ancestors, the end of day was when the sun went down. The oncoming night was the beginning of the next day. Nights were actually part of the holiday i.e. the next day.
2007-01-04 21:37:50 · answer #2 · answered by Timmy T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here we have a tradition:after last winter holiday we take the Christmas decorations down(The middle of january)
2007-01-06 10:57:49 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No traditional date to take them done, but they should be down before twelfth night, January 6th
2007-01-03 01:15:44 · answer #4 · answered by mike-from-spain 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You take them down on Saturday 6th January 2007
2007-01-03 01:07:42 · answer #5 · answered by CT 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They say 6 January. I took my down New Year's Day as I had some free time..It's supposed to be unlucky when you take them down after the 6 January..
2007-01-03 01:06:03 · answer #6 · answered by Sani 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I took mine down this year on Saturday, 12/30 only because I knew I was going to busy the remainder of the long weekend and didn't want that task facing me after returning to work.
2007-01-03 01:33:01 · answer #7 · answered by sage seeker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I take mine down a few days after Christmas because I have heard it was bad luck to leave them up til the New Year. Superstitious I know, but I just go by that.
2007-01-03 01:00:50 · answer #8 · answered by 2007 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Before the 6th January. Although I took my down yesterday.
2007-01-03 09:02:00 · answer #9 · answered by Liz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This weekend, roughly 12 days after christmas.
Its a superstition, not one I particularly believe in but I'm used to it & I'm getting sick of the decorations now!
2007-01-03 00:59:56 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋