When is the right time to take down the Christmas decorations?
When do YOU take down your Christmas decorations? Mother admits she’s ‘itching’ to get rid of them, but is branded ‘sad’ and ‘unfestive’
- An anonymous poster has sparked debate about when to pack away Christmas
- The poster, thought to be from the UK, asked when to take down decorations
- They revealed how they are itching to take them down from Boxing Day but wait
- However, they got more than they bargained for as one could agree on the best time, with the majority opting for 2nd January or the 12th night of Christmas
A mother has sparked debate over when is the right time to take down the Christmas decorations, admitting she’s already fed up of looking at them.
The woman took to the British parenting forum Mumsnet to ask others for the best date.
She explained how she is usually itching to take the tree and decor down from Boxing Day, but tries to hold off until New Year’s Eve for her children.
However many other posters were left outraged that she was quick to take down the decorations, with one writing: ‘Good grief. It’s only Boxing Day. Bit too early to have them put away to be honest. But each to their own and all that!
An anonymous mother has sparked debate online after asking when others take down their Christmas decorations (stock image)
Starting off the debate, the woman commented: When do you take down the Christmas decorations?’
She said: ‘I am always itching to do it on Boxing Day. I don’t, but I want to. I usually last until New year’s Eve, but I think this year has felt really unchristmassy and I want everything taken down now!
‘I will keep it up for the kids but does anyone else just want it all put away?’
Some were quick to criticise the mother for wanting to take down the decor too early.
The unnamed woman, thought to be from the UK, took to parenting forum Mumsnet to ask others for the best date
One wrote: ‘How sad! Christmas has only just begun and many people are off work/school for the coming week.
‘Why wouldn’t you see this as the festive period? Eat, drink and be merry while you can, before life goes back to normal after new year.
‘But I guess if you’ve not been able to restrain yourself from acting like it’s Christmas for the last month then it’s not surprising you’re bored with it now.’
Another added: ‘I don’t understand the rush – to me this time between Christmas and New Year is the most relaxing and Christmassy of all. I might do it on the 2nd though so it’s done before I go back to work.’
Some people were quick to weigh in with their own takes on when to remove the festive decorations
Some were quick to weigh in with their own takes on when to remove the decorations.
One person wrote: ‘Ours are half down, we’re going away for New Year tomorrow and I don’t want to get back in January and still have them up.’
Another added: ‘I’ve been out today, already seen a few trees in bins.’
Meanwhile some suggested it was the difference between traditionalists at Christmas, and those who were younger celebrating in a new way.
However others were highly critical of the mother even considering removing the decorations so quickly after the festivities
One person wrote: ‘Take them down? Ours only went up on Wednesday!
‘This really shows the divide I think between the traditionalists (Christmas season is Christmas Eve – Twelfth Night) and the more modern (Christmas season is December 1st-Christmas Day).
‘Neither is ‘wrong’ I suppose, but I find the modern way slightly strange.’
However another suggested the difference in opinion was the divide between the ‘traditionalists’ and the ‘modern’ celebrations
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