Taking Christmas down is an endless topic during the month of January, especially for Americans.
Publications tout the “tradition” that dictate certain dates that Christmas trees, lights and decorations should come down. Others claim experts know the exact date of “Christmas removal”.
It is all hogwash. There is no such thing as “socially acceptable” Christmas removal.
There are, of course, many practical reasons to turn off the merry. Perhaps your tree is dead. Maybe you live under the contract of a home owners association.
But this idea that keeping Christmas up beyond a certain date is a completely false one.
In fact, if we are really holding to tradition we would never take Christmas down. Christian feast days, the traditional advent...
