When do you take you Christmas decorations and tree down?

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[2naSalit]

1. About ten years ago...

Never put them back up.

[debm55]

8. Thank you 2naSalit.

[surfered]

2. Day after New Years.

[debm55]

9. Thank you very much surfered.

[stopdiggin]

3. Oh, hell ... Those things stayed up until March! (well past the 'explosive fire hazard' range)

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Dad really liked Christmas .. !!!

[flor-de-jasmim]

6. I've done that before with an artificial tree - it must come down before Easter!

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19. Thank you flor-de-jasmim

[debm55]

10. Thank you stopdiggin. I once kept an fake tree up and decorated it in monthly themes.

[debm55]

15. HAHAHAHHAH. thank you stopdiggin.

[Elessar Zappa]

4. January 6th

After the Epiphany.

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11. Thank you Elessar Zappa, My father was from the Eastern Rite and Epiphany was considered as our Christmas. I don't think

They do that anymore.

[MiHale]

5. As soon as I find my lighter...

Only decorated for my wife…she needs it.

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16. But you do it because you love her, Thank you MiHale.

[BittyJenkins]

7. My mom always waited until Jan. 6th

Because that is when the Wisemen arrived. I try but usually take it down before.

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12. Thank you very much BittyJenkins.

[CrispyQ]

13. My mother always took the tree down the day after Christmas!

It was a yearly battle I had with my mother but she always won. I begged her to keep the tree up so we could have it for New Years Eve but nope. She said once the presents were gone it wasn't a Christmas tree anymore. It was down & everything Christmas packed away before noon on Dec 26. When I was about ten I started making sure to spend the night at a friend's house on NYE, cuz everyone's home was more festive than ours.

[debm55]

17. Thank you very much CrispyQ, good idea on your part.

[pandr32]

14. New Year's Day

Unless a family dinner for new Years Day is scheduled, and then it would be Jan. 2.

[debm55]

18. Thank you pandr32 for sharing with us.

[Phoenix61]

20. Jan 7th. The 12 days of Christmas start December 25th.

Plus, I love Christmas! The yard and the house look so empty with all the decorations put away.

[debm55]

21. Exactly Phoenix61. Thank you for sharing.

[rsdsharp]

22. Ah, hell, just leave 'em up. It'll save time in the coming years.

[debm55]

23. HAHAHHAHHAHHAHAHAHHAHA. thank you rsesharp. Great idea.