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If you haven't taken down your Christmas decorations yet it's bad luck!

───   06:16 Sat, 07 Jan 2017

If you haven't taken down your Christmas decorations yet it's bad luck! | News Article

You may have already taken them down, but the tradition, since the Victorian era, is to remove decorations on Twelfth Night.

Depending on which faith you follow it's either January 5 or January 6, and the last day you should keep festive decorations up.


A day sooner or later is considered unlucky, and if decorations are not removed on Twelfth Night then according to tradition they should stay up all year.


Until the 19th century though, people would keep their decorations up until Candlemas Day on February 2.


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In the past it was believed that tree-spirits lived in the greenery – such as holly and ivy – that people used to decorate their homes.

While the festive season provided shelter for these spirits during the winter, they needed to be released outside once Christmas was over.

If this custom wasn’t followed, greenery would not return and vegetation would not grow as a result, causing agricultural and then food problems.

Even though Christmas decorations are now less about foliage and more about baubles, glitter, tinsel and singing Santas, many people still adhere to the superstition.

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