When to take down your Christmas decorations - Sheffield Star readers reveal the right time

Harry Harrison
By Harry Harrison
Published 29th Dec 2022, 07:04 BST
Updated 29th Dec 2022, 07:04 BST
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The debate over when is or isn’t too early to put your Christmas decorations up rages through workplaces and homes in the lead up to the festive period, but not many talk about when we take them down.

The general concensus for when decorations should come down is January 6, which many of our readers also agree with. Ann Mc Hugh said her decorations are usually up “until December 8 and always down on or after January 6 since I was a child…was known to me then as Little Christmas Day”.

Sarah Nuttall agreed: “I always leave mine up until the 5 or 6 of January, I always worry it’s bad luck to take it down before… the problem is I’m so sick of them by then!”

Though not everyone is on the same page though.

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Nina Marie Bamforth revealed hers come down early. She said it’s the “same every year, Christmas is over and done with now, I like to go into the new year with all my decorations put away”.

Loraine Ellis said her decorations will be down on “New Year’s Day as I don’t like coming home from work and having to do it”.

Most incredibly, Janice Lavine said her decoration stay up until “February sometime – or March if I’m busy”.

Wendy Cartwright said she always leaves hers up until New Year’s Day.

“Always leave mine up till the 1st January; my birthday is 31st December. I always loved the fact our house was trimmed up for my birthday, still do.”