January 6th- Removal Day
Don’t Take Down Your Christmas Tree Until January 6—Here’s Why
If you’ve been looking for a reason to keep your Christmas decorations up a bit longer, this is it.
When it comes to Christmas decorations, there are two kinds of people: Those who take down their Christmas trees on December 26, and those who aren’t quite ready for the season to be over. And while taking down the Christmas tree is usually a bit less fun than putting it up, there’s actually another good reason many people wait to do it. So, if you’ve been looking for an excuse to keep listening to Christmas music and admiring your yuletide decor for a few more weeks, you’re in luck: Tradition says you should be celebrating the Christmas season (and leaving your decorated tree up) all the way through January 6.
You’re probably familiar with the song about the 12 days of Christmas—but you may not have known that the 12 days don’t actually start until Christmas Day, which means there are almost two full weeks of celebrating left to do after Santa Claus arrives. According to Christian tradition, January 6 marks the day the three kings actually arrived in Bethlehem after Jesus was born, so this day signals the official end of the Christmas celebrations.
This day is called The Feast of Epiphany, The Twelfth Night, or Three Kings Day, and in some parts of the world, it signifies a celebration that’s just as big as the one on Christmas Day. And while we’ll welcome any excuse to leave the red and gold ornaments and multicolor strand lights up a little longer, tradition says it’s actually unlucky to take your tree down before this date. So if you’re in favor of leaving the decor up as long as possible, use this excuse when your family asks why the tree is still up past New Year’s.
So, now you know how long to leave the Christmas tree up. Any of our hired Christmas decorations, we aim to removal them by this date. We then store, maintain/ clean and repair any of our items ready for the next Christmas season.