Comments on: When Is It Time To Take Down The Christmas Tree?

By: devinjgray

devinjgray — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 03:35:36 +0000

The evergreen tree brought into the home is a pagan tradition that predates christianity. It was brought into the home in the weeks before the solstice to remind people that, though the days were getting shorter and the sun seemed to be leaving the earth, life would return. It was taken down in the week after the solstice, when people saw that indeed the days had started to get longer again and life would return. I don’t have an opinion about when someone else should take their tree down, but more facts are always better.

By: Santa Claus

Santa Claus — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 09:00:08 +0000

No….Christmas is not over on the 26. Sure Christmas DAY is over, of course, but not the Christmas season. The whole Christmas season begins on Christmas Day (the 1st day of Christmas) and lasts for 12 day, then we have the Epiphany. The 12 days of Christmas isn’t a mere song. I wish our culture celebrated Xmas like it was supposed to be celebrated. Leave up the tree the whole season, and take it down either on or after the day of Epiphany. (But certainly take it down before Easter….or I would say before Candlemas.)

By: mikehunt

mikehunt — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 06:28:47 +0000

we usually take ours down in March or when it’s compleatly bronze in color. me casa su casa.

By: mark snow

mark snow — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 23:05:18 +0000

I leave mine up till new year its a TRADITION!!!!!

By: steve

steve — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 21:39:32 +0000

I still have my christmas tree up & heard that it could be either good luck or bad luck leaving the tree up after new years.

By: heather

heather — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 17:35:19 +0000

As a child we were always raised to leave out Christmas tree up until the New Year. This is my first Christmas as a married couple, and I will take my Chrismas tree down after tomorrow, New Years Day.

By: pudden tane

pudden tane — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 21:48:38 +0000

Christmas is over at 12 midnight , christmas night, take it down on the 26th

By: kelly

kelly — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 23:57:35 +0000

I don’t take it down to after New years. I don’t decorate until early December and I both a real and artificial tree. It is still the Christmas season threw the new year. I think it is stupid to take it down the day after Christmas.

By: Ken Savage

Ken Savage — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 05:29:08 +0000

the day after was fine with me.