Zone1 Do you have a traditional day when you get rid of your Christmas tree?

[Zebra]

for my parents it always was Candlemas, on February 2

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

for my parents it always was Candlemas, on February 2

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No, I never kept track. I have an artificial tree, so it just gets stored in the closet.

Is there a particular reason for Candlemas?

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[martybegan]

for my parents it always was Candlemas, on February 2

All decorations gone the day after the Epiphany, or "Little Christmas"

January 7th.

 

[Zebra]

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No, I never kept track. I have an artificial tree, so it just gets stored in the closet.

Is there a particular reason for Candlemas?

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It is or was traditionally the end of Christmas time

 

[Zebra]

All decorations gone the day after the Epiphany, or "Little Christmas"

January 7th.

Or 3 Holy Kings ..

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

It is or was traditionally the end of Christmas time

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Okay. Thanks. You are always helping me see different perspectives. Helps me with the struggle of being a new Catholic.

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[martybegan]

Or 3 Holy Kings ..

Yep. It comes from the Italian-American side of my family.

That is the official end of the Christmas season.

 

[Zebra]

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Okay. Thanks. You are always helping me see different perspectives. Helps me with the struggle of being a new Catholic.

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You are welcome!

 

[Zebra]

Yep. It comes from the Italian-American side of my family.

That is the official end of the Christmas season.

So it is now.
Before that, it was always on February 2 …. Candlemas

 

[martybegan]

So it is now.
Before that, it was always on February 2 …. Candlemas

That's a long time past December 25th.

 

[Zebra]

That's a long time past December 25th.

It is ….. but so it was.

 

[Bitterhook]

for my parents it always was Candlemas, on February 2

Within a few days after Christmas, the tree goes out back by the workshop,
Then on the next clear Saturday, I tie about 6 cans of dog food with holes punched in them to various limbs, and tie a weight to the base of the trunk, before taking it to a certain 8-foot-deep underwater pond in the lake and throw it overboard
Then after a few weeks I visit it whenever possible until mid-spring.

 

[rightwinger]

Usually when it dries up and the needles start to fall off…….by mid Jan

 

[Zebra]

Before that, it was always on February 2 …. Candlemas

Candlemas was also the day, when servants could change their employer.

 

[Zebra]

Candlemas was also the day, when servants could change their employer.

And in France it the day is called Chandeleur, and people eat a special sweet.

 

[Zebra]

And in Germany it is Mariä Lichtmess, one of the many holidays for Mary.

 

[0311]

for my parents it always was Candlemas, on February 2

Same here, my wife likes to leave the tree up until the end of Advent.

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

Same here, my wife likes to leave the tree up until the end of Advent.

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December 24.







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[marvin martian]

for my parents it always was Candlemas, on February 2

January 5th, end of the 12 days of Christmas.

 

[BreezeWood]

- the humiliation of nature best to have never occurred to begin with ... gluttony afterwards simply accents the crime.