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kydo

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18. January 6

Reply to Nye Bevan (Original post)

Mon Nov 23, 2015, 09:30 PM

Nov 2015

Epiphany, commonly known as Three Kings’ Day in the United States, is on January 6. It celebrates the three wise men’s visit to baby Jesus and the end of the Christmas Season.

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When do you usually take DOWN your Christmas tree? [View all] Nye Bevan Nov 2015 OP

1993. or 1994. Memory gets fuzzy. Xipe Totec Nov 2015 #1

All Depends on when the holiday falls GP6971 Nov 2015 #2

Take it down? nt onehandle Nov 2015 #3

LOL that is what I was thinking. Kalidurga Nov 2015 #5

"Hey what does this switch do?" Initech Nov 2015 #9

Don't ask Homer! Behind the Aegis Nov 2015 #12

That's where I got that joke from! Initech Nov 2015 #15

I thought you might have! Behind the Aegis Nov 2015 #17

Six degrees of The Simpsons. Initech Nov 2015 #19

you beat me to it! niyad Nov 2015 #23

Always after New Years. cwydro Nov 2015 #4

Usually within a week after New Year's Day. Not that we're Catholic or anything like that, and need BlueCaliDem Nov 2015 #6

Twelfth night struggle4progress Nov 2015 #7

Our Irish tradition had it come down on 'Little Christmas,' January 6 pinboy3niner Nov 2015 #8

My dad always called it that. When I grew up, any gifts I sent late I'd always add... Hekate Nov 2015 #37

Usually get the old one down in time to put the new one up. HubertHeaver Nov 2015 #10

No tree for me. JeffHead Nov 2015 #11

What about those of us with a Chanukkah Bush? Behind the Aegis Nov 2015 #13

Please don't take this the wrong way.. aidbo Nov 2015 #36

January 6th... Ron Obvious Nov 2015 #14

Epiphany Tree-Hugger Nov 2015 #16

January 6 kydo Nov 2015 #18

I do January 6 also, but an Episcopal priest friend of mine argues that the Christmas season... markpkessinger Nov 2015 #31

1st Trash Day After New Years. Basic LA Nov 2015 #20

I was raised... W_HAMILTON Nov 2015 #21

Never heard the thing about not washing clothes on New Years, but . . . markpkessinger Nov 2015 #32

my landlady and dearest friend in the world kept her tree up year round..... spanone Nov 2015 #22

Usually -I- do not take down the tree. HereSince1628 Nov 2015 #24

Sometimes before NYE bigwillq Nov 2015 #25

After the needles gather on the floor. A few falling is ok, a bunch and out it goes uppityperson Nov 2015 #26

The three wise guys, er, men take it down on January 6. I had an epiphany about this ... kwassa Nov 2015 #27

Bwaaaaa. Hekate Nov 2015 #38

We left ours up last year d_r Nov 2015 #28

around January 14 - Ukrainian New Years Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2015 #29

I'm a bit of a traditionalist about this . . . markpkessinger Nov 2015 #30

Why the rush to put it up so early? Reter Nov 2015 #34

You would have gotten along very well with my mother (nt) Nye Bevan Nov 2015 #35

20% here are insane Reter Nov 2015 #33

No tree, a Festivus Pole Yorktown Nov 2015 #39

One year in February, last year it was April ... slipslidingaway Nov 2015 #40