who elses besides me..

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 9:33 am

still has the Christmas Tree up? Honestly! I just have not had the time to take it down yet!!

Post by **Betty Boop** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 10:06 am

Uh oh!! That should have come down yesterday :wah: Mine came down the day after New Years Day.

Post by **LarsMac** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 10:10 am

I just did unplug the lights this A.M.

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 10:10 am

I had to go to uni yesterday! Oh dear...hope that doesnt mean bad luck for me!

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 10:35 am

Raven;1280005 wrote: I had to go to uni yesterday! Oh dear...hope that doesnt mean bad luck for me!

The ancient pagans celebrated the Winter Solstice, (Dec. 21st)

Moreover, the Christmas tree was also used to scare away evil forces for the new year.

After the beginning of the New Year, January 1, the Pagans would take the chopped decorated Christmas tree down.

If they neglected to take the tree down that house would be visited by satanic ghouls that would terrorize the family for the remainder of the year.

Maybe next year you will follow the rules !

Barman · Post by **Barman** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 10:47 am

Never put one up.

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 10:48 am

The ghouls will just have to be satisfied with this weekend. Thats as good as it gets this year I'm afraid.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 11:24 am

mine went boxing day!:yh_rotfl

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 3:04 pm

Mine stays up until the 6th, Epiphany. I can take it down this weekend.

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 3:40 pm

chonsigirl;1280094 wrote: Mine stays up until the 6th, Epiphany. I can take it down this weekend.

I do the same thing, chonsi. My tree is small and in the front yard of the dollhouse Hubby made for me years ago.

Nomie.

I fear no evil.

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 6:44 pm

Mine is half way... the baubles and tinsel are off it and in neat piles on the floor. The tree still has its lights on and the needles - in the heat - are increasingly falling onto the carpet... Maybe this arvo.....

The strings of cards are down and I need to go through them properly and carry on the conversations starting or continuing in them.. grin.

Twelfth Night, Feast of the Epiphany etc is when traditionally the decorations should come down.

One year I found my Christmas wreath still on the apartment door the following September.

mikeinie · Post by **mikeinie** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 6:45 pm

mine came down tonight

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Fri Jan 08, 2010 6:30 am

AussiePam;1280160 wrote: Mine is half way... the baubles and tinsel are off it and in neat piles on the floor. The tree still has its lights on and the needles - in the heat - are increasingly falling onto the carpet... Maybe this arvo.....

The strings of cards are down and I need to go through them properly and carry on the conversations starting or continuing in them.. grin.

Twelfth Night, Feast of the Epiphany etc is when traditionally the decorations should come down.

One year I found my Christmas wreath still on the apartment door the following September.
Mine is still on the door. It's wintery. And pretty. And with all the snow.....why not?

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Fri Jan 08, 2010 12:39 pm

Indeed, Raven. Have you got loads of the white stuff??????