Exact date for when to take your Christmas decorations down revealed
Have you taken down your Christmas decorations yet? Whether you pack them up as soon as the festivities are over, or hang on for the traditional twelfth night, the debate on the best day to do so comes back around every year. But there is an exact date to stick to if you want to avoid the so called curse of bad luck for the year ahead.
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00:00 The Christmas food has all been eaten, we've watched enough festive telly for a lifetime,
00:08 the presents have been exchanged and we've spent time with our loved ones. So when is
00:11 it time to put Christmas behind us? While many seem to be bucking the trends and packing
00:16 up the decorations as soon as the holiday is over, others stick to the traditional dates
00:20 for fear of bad luck. The Church of England starts counting from Christmas Day, making
00:25 the twelfth night fall on the 5th of January. But others like to wait until the following
00:29 day known as the Feast of Epiphany. This would be the twelfth night following December 26th,
00:34 more commonly upheld by Catholics. The Epiphany is referred to as the last day of Christmas,
00:39 so tradition tells us having a light-sore tree up beyond this date would bring bad luck
00:43 for the new year. Historically, it was because people thought Christmas trees housed spirits
00:47 freed when taken down early, so if it wasn't followed correctly it would negatively affect
00:51 agriculture in the new year. We might not think the same way now, but the debate continues
00:55 for another year.
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