Taking decorations down. 6th or 7th?

Lester Freamon · 06-01-2021 5:24pm #1

Sorry if this has been covered many times before but what is the correct traditional day to take down the decorations? The 6th or the 7th?

I'd be thinking they stay up for the 6th? You hear many saying they take them down on the 6th however....

Loughc · 06-01-2021 5:49pm

Lester Freamon wrote: »

Sorry if this has been covered many times before but what is the correct traditional day to take down the decorations? The 6th or the 7th?

I'd be thinking they stay up for the 6th? You hear many saying they take them down on the 6th however....

I leave them up on the 6th and take them down there after, unless the 6th lands on a Sunday, it's easier to take them down then before work on Monday, mid-week I leave them up until the weekend.

TRS30 · 06-01-2021 6:24pm

Lester Freamon wrote: »

Sorry if this has been covered many times before but what is the correct traditional day to take down the decorations? The 6th or the 7th?

I'd be thinking they stay up for the 6th? You hear many saying they take them down on the 6th however....

All inside non-lightables came down today. Outside lights on tonight for last time and will come down tomorrow or Friday. Everything packed away back in the attic by Sunday.

Caranica · 06-01-2021 7:49pm

My usual is stay up until midnight on the 6th, then turn off the lights and take a token decoration off the tree then all down on the 7th.

This year I'm on team make January sparkle so the tree is up for the foreseeable. Will take the wreath off the front door and change my doorbell ringtone tomorrow though.

phormium · 06-01-2021 7:51pm

Lights lighting tonight 6th until midnight here too then all down tomorrow. Often I have stuff put away before today but the lights would always remain.

barney shamrock · 06-01-2021 7:53pm

Took everything down last Sunday 3rd as we were back to work on Monday.

looksee · 06-01-2021 7:55pm

6th. Took all ours down today and cleaned up the detritus that results from removing the decorations. I have no idea why it should make such a mess!

Ginger83 · 06-01-2021 7:56pm

27th

Posy · 06-01-2021 8:12pm

I will turn out the lights tonight before going to bed, everything will be boxed up on Saturday when I'm off work for the weekend. Will probably get a takeaway then to cheer myself up and as a reward for my hard work.

I am leaving one Christmas tree up for the month though, because things are so dismal right now.

I couldn't not have the tree up and lights on for the epiphany and little christmas!

freshpopcorn · 07-01-2021 1:06am

Everything switched on the 6th.
Window and outdoor stuff come down on the 7th.
We generally light the living room tree once the curtains are closed for a few extra days.

Day Lewin · 07-01-2021 9:50pm

Last night I turned off the outside lights and tree lights, took a few bits off the tree.

Today everything is down except outside lights (we leave them up, for celebrations) and the Cribs for which I have a sentimental attachment: I usually let the Three Kings stay in visiting mode for a week or so. They only arrived yesterday so it's only fair to let them have their turn.

Everything else is in boxes or bags and back in the attic, to await next year.

DvB · 07-01-2021 10:04pm

Day Lewin wrote: »

Everything else is in boxes or bags and back in the attic, to await next year.

This year you mean!!

TRS30 · 08-01-2021 8:30am

DvB wrote: »

This year you mean!!

Definitely sounds better when you say this Christmas rather that next Christmas!

lawred2 · 08-01-2021 8:33am

Ginger83 wrote: »

27th

Same

DvB · 08-01-2021 9:52am

TRS30 wrote: »

Definitely sounds better when you say this Christmas rather that next Christmas!

To be fair, I'm guilty of that myself, its an easy slip to refer to the one just gone as this christmas & the one 11 months away as next christmas. But we're in a new year now so we need to embrace the countodown to christmas this year now

Eldudeson · 08-01-2021 10:02am

Try to take all indoor stuff down on the 7th and pack it away in the attic. Usually takes about 2 hours after the kids are asleep.

I leave the outdoor lights till the weekend along with any big tidying up and re-arranging furniture.

All to be done with wine in the Christmas glasses though. They're packed away last!

Loughc · 08-01-2021 10:25am

Eldudeson wrote: »

Try to take all indoor stuff down on the 7th and pack it away in the attic. Usually takes about 2 hours after the kids are asleep.

I hate putting away the Christmas decorations mostly cause it takes so long, putting them up is fine cause there's a buzz in the air putting them up time flies by!

bocaman · 08-01-2021 10:28am

Normally I'd take the decorations down on the January 7th. This year I'll be leaving them up for a while longer. Things are just too dark at the moment.

daheff · 08-01-2021 10:28am

Did it on the first.

DvB · 08-01-2021 10:35am

Loughc wrote: »

I hate putting away the Christmas decorations mostly cause it takes so long, putting them up is fine cause there's a buzz in the air putting them up time flies by!

Agree. Love the buzz associated with putting them up, as we do it on the day of the late late toy show we tend to get abtake away to treat ourselves & I'll have a beer & the Mrs a wine while we wtahc with the kids, its one of the best days in the build up.

I find taking them down quite emotional and I always feel sad doing so. Though as much as I love them we like to get back to normal as soon as we can to tidy up & have the house clean & tidy before we head back to work, couldnt face taking them down after a day in work, and as you say it seems to take so long, especially for us with so much to take down & box away properly so we have everything organised for when we take them out again in November.

TRS30 · 08-01-2021 10:58am

Loughc wrote: »

I hate putting away the Christmas decorations mostly cause it takes so long, putting them up is fine cause there's a buzz in the air putting them up time flies by!

Still not finished! Took the outside decorations in yesterday and let them dry over night. Have to box them up or put bigger ones in the shed. All the other decorations are in boxes in the attic, have to lift them into the eves, hope they all fit!!

Will finish off with a proper dust and hoover and all done.

Graces7 · 10-01-2021 8:23am

Candlemas ie February 2nd.

Christmas has 40 days. Wise thinking in the darkness of winter...
in pre-electricity times

I did remove the tree. a small artificial one, as I am cramped for space, and also the tree is a fairly recent tradition.

But the Crib is still here and the lights around it, and over the window.

So a long while yet of small bright scraps of colour to cheer winter life.

mirrorwall14 · 10-01-2021 8:25am

Would normally take down the decorations the weekend before the 6th. This year it became the weekend after the 6th due to illness and tbh it was a weird week in the world so I wanted them up. So we’re nearly down now. Much much later than normal!

DvB · 10-01-2021 12:36pm

To be fair, in my opinion anyway, there's no right or wrong time to take decorations down (or put them up) put them up as early as you want and take them down as late as you want.
I know people who put them up less than a week before Christmas and take them down NYD. And if that suits their circumstances, so be it.
I do draw the line at people taking them down before new years though, thats at the stage of why bother.... and I know 1 or 2 that take them down on the 27th and one nutter that takes hers down Stephens morning!

Posy · 10-01-2021 2:18pm

I couldn't take them down before Little Christmas, but exactly, it's what suits the individual!

lawred2 · 10-01-2021 2:40pm

DvB wrote: »

To be fair, in my opinion anyway, there's no right or wrong time to take decorations down (or put them up) put them up as early as you want and take them down as late as you want.
I know people who put them up less than a week before Christmas and take them down NYD. And if that suits their circumstances, so be it.
I do draw the line at people taking them down before new years though, thats at the stage of why bother.... and I know 1 or 2 that take them down on the 27th and one nutter that takes hers down Stephens morning!

Haha

There's no right or wrong time but there is a wrong time

Gotcha

DvB · 10-01-2021 3:32pm

lawred2 wrote: »

Haha

There's no right or wrong time but there is a wrong time

Gotcha

Fair enough i may have worded it poorly.

Its just the extreme of having thrm up for a few days that I'd question the point of, especially given the work involved.

lawred2 · 10-01-2021 4:06pm

DvB wrote: »

Fair enough i may have worded it poorly.

Its just the extreme of having thrm up for a few days that I'd question the point of, especially given the work involved.

Have ours up at the start December. 27th is long enough.

Loughc · 10-01-2021 4:32pm

lawred2 wrote: »

Have ours up at the start December. 27th is long enough.

Personally I find it strange that people take down their Christmas decorations while it’s still Christmas.

lawred2 · 10-01-2021 4:58pm

Loughc wrote: »

Personally I find it strange that people take down their Christmas decorations while it’s still Christmas.

Sure isn't everyone different.

10-01-2021 6:13pm

We usually wait until after Little Christmas / Nollaig na mBan, so we took ours down yesterday as we both had the day off work, and finished cleaning the house today. We've left one or two things up that aren't noticeably Christmassy.

Beechwoodspark · 10-01-2021 6:14pm

In our house we took them down morning of the 7th but I’ve left up the front garden lights and we have some candles still on the go.

Beechwoodspark · 10-01-2021 6:15pm

Loughc wrote: »

Personally I find it strange that people take down their Christmas decorations while it’s still Christmas.

Lot of ppl can’t stand what they see as “clutter” and want rid as soon as Christmas Day is over

I have a cousin like this so I have a little bit of insight into the mindset.

Let them on!

crossmolinalad · 11-01-2021 3:58pm

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Lot of ppl can’t stand what they see as “clutter” and want rid as soon as Christmas Day is over

I have a cousin like this so I have a little bit of insight into the mindset.

Let them on!

Know people who tear down everything just after the Christmas dinner
Wont thinking about that

Mutleyboo · 11-01-2021 10:02pm

I've just taken the Christmas tree down! I'm keeping my mantle fairy lights and kitchen fairy lights as It's just too dark and not cosy.. that was tough but actually looking forward to giving a proper clean and getting some space back.

Caranica · 11-01-2021 11:51pm

I took the wreath off my front door today. Everything else still up and tree lighting. In fairness I'm blessed with a huge sitting room so plenty of space for the tree.

TRS30 · 12-01-2021 1:39pm

Caranica wrote: »

I took the wreath off my front door today. Everything else still up and tree lighting. In fairness I'm blessed with a huge sitting room so plenty of space for the tree.

We left our wreath on the front door as well. We have a bright red door so Christmasy anyway and the wreath really sets it off so have decided to leave it there indefinitely.

sporina · 12-01-2021 7:25pm

ha ha - I said to my OH shortly after NY how it would be nice if we all kept our xmas decorations up for the month of Jan (giving the times that are in it).. I was kinda joking - kind of..

anyway not long after I heard about the folk in Roscommon who are gonna leave the Christmas lights up in the town for the month of Jan - again, due to the gloom.. kinda nice to know i wasn't the only one with this idea.. lol

anyway, we took of decorations down - on the 7th.. twas a nice idea to leave em up but glad I didn't - enjoying the lack of clutter lol...

tea lights and nice candles... thats the compromise

TRS30 · 13-01-2021 9:46am

sporina wrote: »

tea lights and nice candles... thats the compromise

Same in our house. Creates a nice light in the front room when main lights off and just a uplighter and fairy lights on. Candles when kids gone to bed.

DvB · 13-01-2021 10:01am

Tea lights a staple in our house. The Mrs loves them & candles. Battery operated fair lights are used in vased plants (the long fake ones) too which always give a nice 'seasonal' glow.

Littlehorny · 13-01-2021 2:40pm

Don't know if this was posted already but two villages in Meath, Ballivor and Kildalkey have voted to keep their trees and lights up and lit for the month of January to keep a bit of cheer around the place. Nice idea.

DvB · 13-01-2021 2:55pm

Littlehorny wrote: »

Don't know if this was posted already but two villages in Meath, Ballivor and Kildalkey have voted to keep their trees and lights up and lit for the month of January to keep a bit of cheer around the place. Nice idea.

We have friends living in Kildalkey... must ask them have they left their lights up!

sporina · 13-01-2021 3:04pm

DvB wrote: »

Tea lights a staple in our house. The Mrs loves them & candles. Battery operated fair lights are used in vased plants (the long fake ones) too which always give a nice 'seasonal' glow.

they are a staple in this house too, but I raising it up a notch now (in the absence of the xmas light and the times we are in)

twill be even nicer when more stores are open where I can get some nicer candles and other tea light accessories

Posy · 13-01-2021 3:18pm

I have the luminara battery operated candles at home and they are lovely.

Littlehorny · 13-01-2021 4:52pm

DvB wrote: »

We have friends living in Kildalkey... must ask them have they left their lights up!

It's the community lights and tree they are leaving up, locals said they would chip to keep them lit, if you go on LMFM website it is on it.

My Dad is from Kildalkey, born and raised

Posy · 13-01-2021 6:46pm

I want to live there now.

mirrorwall14 · 13-01-2021 7:00pm

Kilcock and Maynooth have left the town Christmas lights up. I tend to have Yankee candles on the go all year. If they happen to be Christmas scented all the better

Graces7 · 03-02-2021 5:29pm

So yesterday being Candlemas . the lights and Crib are away.. Looks rather fine now actually.. It is lighter at early evening and in the morning now too .

We have had candles for Advent, Christmas and all its 40 days all through the darkest days of winter. Now spring is not far away.

DvB · 03-02-2021 5:55pm

Graces7 wrote: »

Now spring is not far away.

Spring started 2 days ago on February 1st.

odyssey06 · 03-02-2021 6:46pm

The potted mini christmas tree (M&S) and what probably should be described as christmas ferns (LIDL, Supervalu) are still alive... decorations are up while they still are still going

sporina · 03-02-2021 8:18pm

Graces7 wrote: »

So yesterday being Candlemas . the lights and Crib are away.. Looks rather fine now actually.. It is lighter at early evening and in the morning now too .

We have had candles for Advent, Christmas and all its 40 days all through the darkest days of winter. Now spring is not far away.

never heard of Candlemas before.. nice idea..

Taking decorations down. 6th or 7th?

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