Taking down the decorations

[carolegif]

I took mine down yesterday and have been told it was bad luck. I thought it was only bad luck if they were not taken down BY 6th Jan. I once took them down on 27th Dec and had a very lucky following year.

[Escutcheon]

We usually leave ours up until 12th night. Just lazy/habit I suppose.

[saxy_jag]

It's supposed to be bad luck to leave them up beyond 6th January, but I've never heard anything about taking them down earlier if you want.

I think it's also bad luck to display a calendar before New Year's Day.

[fredpuli47]

We are nearly all wrong, apparently . According to The Times, The Church counts Christmas from sunset on Christmas Eve so Twelfth Night is on January 5th ! We have the habit of counting from Christmas Day, so we think Twelfth Night is on the 6th. Never heard of bad luck from taking the decorations down early, though.