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6 Jan 20, 10:38 AM |
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I hate putting them up and I hate taking them down, could I just be lazy?
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6 Jan 20, 11:02 AM |
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There's some debate as to what is the twelfth night (hence why I didn't mention it in my initial post).
The 12th day of Christmas is 5th January (25th Dec being the first day). As per the song, the last present from your true love will arrive on the 5th. I therefore assume the decorations are taken down by the end of that 12th day (yesterday), with the end of that 12th day being the 12th night. I think some people consider the first night of Christmas to be the night between Christmas Eve and Christmas Day (i.e. Father Christmas arrives on the first night of Christmas). That would make the night between the 4th and 5th of January the twelfth night. That is, the 12th night comes before the 12th day. Whichever way you look at it, we're now past the 12th night. Anyway, I thought the superstition was that you had to take the decorations down on or before the 12th night. Not after the 12th night?
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6 Jan 20, 11:07 AM |
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Probably.
(I'm not a fan of putting them up and I'm certainly not a fan of taking them down. And I know it's because I'm lazy)
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6 Jan 20, 11:18 AM |
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Not quite. Some traditionalists consider the 6th January to be Twelfth Night, meaning you should be taking your decorations down today, eg:
"Not everyone agrees however. Many other Christian groups count the 12 days of Christmas as starting the day after Christmas Day – making 6 January the Twelfth Night. Countries which also follow the January 6 tradition include Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic. " Source: telegraph/christma...twelfth-night/ (I disagree and consider the 5th to be Twelfth Night) |
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6 Jan 20, 11:59 AM |
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I thought Twelfth Night was 6th Jan. Can't remember if you had to take them down on or before it tho. Definitely not after.
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6 Jan 20, 02:50 PM |
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Erm, as it says on that webpage, "A count of exactly 12 days from 25 December arrives at 5 January. According to the Church of England, this day [5th Jan] is Twelfth Night. The day of Epiphany – when the three wise men came – is the day after, on 6 January."
And it goes on to say, "So which date is correct? Both. Although in the UK, Sunday 5th January 2020 is the date most people will stick to". So, anyone following the Church of England in the UK should have taken their decorations down yesterday. Not today. It's only those who follow a different Christian group or who live in Germany, Poland or the Czech Republic who might take down their decorations today. However, considering I thought the superstition was that you're not supposed to leave the decorations up after the Twelfth Night, then you can take down the decorations any time before the Twelfth Night. So Sunday would be the best day to take them down to avoid the superstition, assuming both the Church of England definition and the "traditionalists" definition of the Twelfth Night. BTW, does this mean that for non-CofE Christians that they don't count the night of 25th December as the First Night of Christmas? That seems... odd.
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6 Jan 20, 03:03 PM |
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Anyway, it's because of debates like this that I said "It’s the twelfth day of Christmas" in my original post, and not Twelfth Night.
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7 Jan 20, 08:17 AM |
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Mine still up.
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7 Jan 20, 08:05 PM |
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Took our down at the weekend much to ds dismay - lots of tears & tantrums since as he doesn't cope well with change and really really wanted it the tree to stay up I feel really bad for causing him so much distress but it had to be done.
He already counting down the days till it can go up again did wonder about doing an easter tree this year? |
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