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Have you already decorated your house for Christmas?

veer

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I already see Christmas decorations and a Christmas tree in various living rooms.
In Belgium, it is a tradition that Santa Claus comes first with presents for the children. I myself only put up the Christmas tree after December 6.
What about in your country, when is the Christmas tree put up?
 

AK_Tracy

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I have no idea about the country as its so varied, but I dont put the tree up until 12-15 and its down by 1-3 because of birthdays. I read an article way way long ago that if you have a holiday baby try to keep their birthday separate and special. So we dont decorate until after the December birthday and we take it down before the January birthday. I also forbid anyone from "combo" gifts. They could buy two small gifts just as easily. If they wanted to do a big gift then there better be another as well :giggle4: Thankfully because we never decorated for Christmas before the birthday, it helped everyone understand there are two celebrations, now three and they dont get combined ever. So just know 12-15 will be crazy decorating at my house.
 

margje

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In the Netherlands "Sinterklaas"comes first. So after his birthday I usually start decorating on Dec 7. And I leave everything up untill de second week of Januari!
 

JeanneMN

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At our house I'm starting tomorrow, November 11, Veterans Day in honor of my Pops. The flag comes down in the garden for winter and Christmas goes up. It takes me 3 days & I want to enjoy it as long as possible.
 

Cherylndesigns

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I love decorating for Christmas but I wait until Thanksgiving is over. That's our only American holiday and I love it, too. I normally wait until Dec. 1st to start my Christmas decorating.
 

marijke

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First Sinterklaas and then I start with decorations for Christmas ... The Christmas decorations go back in the closet after Epiphany ...
 

Jam-on-toast

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Not yet... we usually start December 1 - of the weekend closest to it... November is too early, I think, though we have already started planning the festivities and Christmas shopping is in full swing.
 

veer

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Not yet... we usually start December 1 - of the weekend closest to it... November is too early, I think, though we have already started planning the festivities and Christmas shopping is in full swing.
Just a few more weeks and then it will be time!
 

veer

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I have no idea about the country as its so varied, but I dont put the tree up until 12-15 and its down by 1-3 because of birthdays. I read an article way way long ago that if you have a holiday baby try to keep their birthday separate and special. So we dont decorate until after the December birthday and we take it down before the January birthday. I also forbid anyone from "combo" gifts. They could buy two small gifts just as easily. If they wanted to do a big gift then there better be another as well :giggle4: Thankfully because we never decorated for Christmas before the birthday, it helped everyone understand there are two celebrations, now three and they dont get combined ever. So just know 12-15 will be crazy decorating at my house.
We also have birthdays in the first week of January, and we take down our Christmas tree before that.
 

faerywings

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We usually decorate after Thanksgiving too. I hope my family gets into more holiday spirit than we did for Halloween which felt more of a chore than anything. I do like the lights and tree and the yummy scented candles.
 
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