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lostkat · 08-12-2008, 07:00

Mum and Dad fetched ours on Friday and I brought it home yesterday. It's not decorated yet, but we've put it up and are letting it settle before we put the lights on tonight. I've put a test decoration at the bottom to see how Flo reacts and the tree was still upright this morning. We'll see if she can manage to leave it alone today! Our tree usually goes up around the first week in December and comes down before 12th night.

kaiowas · 08-12-2008, 10:27

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Originally Posted by Davey_Pitch

For me it's purely a tradition thing. It's *meant* to be 12 days before and 12 days after. That's what I was brought up with, so that's how I see it. I don't mind it being a few days early if the 12th day is midweek, I'd rather get them up the weekend before, but for me the 1st December is just way too early. Maybe it's because Christmas lost it's magic for me about 15 years ago so I don't feel the "Christmas spirit" any more. So just as you don't get people who are stroppy about it, I just don't get people who put the tree and decs up the moment it becomes the 1st of December (or before for that matter). If you stick with the 12 days tradition the decs are still up for 25 days, would have thought that was enough for anyone myself

If we're being properly traditional they're supposed to go up xmas eve.

I think I was just brought up putting the decorations up quite late as we always had a real tree and my parents didn't want it dropping needles everywhere so we used to put it up the weekend before xmas. Now that everyone has plastic trees and the shops are decorating as soon as they're done with Halloween I just like to try not to cave in to this modern idea that xmas lasts the whole of December and try to hold out until halfway through the month.

In contrast my grandad would leave the house decorated all year 'round as he couldn't be bothered taking them down

Davey_Pitch · 08-12-2008, 10:38

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Originally Posted by kaiowas

If we're being properly traditional they're supposed to go up xmas eve.

I know, I was more on about the tradition in my house. It's still generally used by a lot of people though

vix · 08-12-2008, 17:11

I was of the opinion that the 12 day thing was Christian, so obviously I wouldn't follow that anyway.

Haly · 08-12-2008, 17:34

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Originally Posted by vix

I was of the opinion that the 12 day thing was Christian, so obviously I wouldn't follow that anyway.

Christmas on the whole might be a bit tricky to do then

I just follow family tradition, and I have no doubt all families have different traditions

Whatever makes you happy, live and let live and all that.

vix · 08-12-2008, 18:00

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Originally Posted by Haly

Christmas on the whole might be a bit tricky to do then

Yeah but I celebrate Yule so I'm sorted

Piggymon · 08-12-2008, 19:28

I have no tradition really expect for the Ihavenopatienceandwanttoputthetreeup tradition

Del Lardo · 08-12-2008, 19:54

I had the pleasure of spending 30 minutes in the freezing cold yesterday waiting for Klara to choose a tree. Now sitting in the corner of the room waiting for her to decorate it on Friday. It's really strange having Christmas tree with no decorations.

Del Lardo · 15-12-2008, 10:47

and here it is.....

Tak · 15-12-2008, 10:50

Oh I took photos and forgot to post - will try to remember to tonight

08-12-2008, 07:00	#31
lostkat Good Cat Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,550	Mum and Dad fetched ours on Friday and I brought it home yesterday. It's not decorated yet, but we've put it up and are letting it settle before we put the lights on tonight. I've put a test decoration at the bottom to see how Flo reacts and the tree was still upright this morning. We'll see if she can manage to leave it alone today! Our tree usually goes up around the first week in December and comes down before 12th night. __________________ Oooooh Cecil, what have you done?

08-12-2008, 17:11	#34
vix Penelope Pitstop Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,426	I was of the opinion that the 12 day thing was Christian, so obviously I wouldn't follow that anyway. __________________

08-12-2008, 19:28	#37
Piggymon Lara Croft Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: PigmoPad - Braintree Essex Posts: 8,604	I have no tradition really expect for the Ihavenopatienceandwanttoputthetreeup tradition __________________ BF% 28/08/08 - 21%

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Tak L'Oréal Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Portsmouth Posts: 9,977	Oh I took photos and forgot to post - will try to remember to tonight __________________ The look on your face when a toddler rips out your heart and shows it to you? Priceless.... For everything else, there's FWOOSH!

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08-12-2008, 19:54	#38
Del Lardo Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cambridge Posts: 2,539	I had the pleasure of spending 30 minutes in the freezing cold yesterday waiting for Klara to choose a tree. Now sitting in the corner of the room waiting for her to decorate it on Friday. It's really strange having Christmas tree with no decorations.

15-12-2008, 10:47	#39
Del Lardo Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cambridge Posts: 2,539	and here it is.....