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Christmas Decorations in Carrollwood: When To Put Up and Take Down?

What dates do you think are acceptable for putting up and taking down your home holiday decorations?

 

Now that the turkey has been demolished, you may be thinking about Christmas decorations. With that in mind, we decided to ask our Facebook readers what they thought was an acceptable time to put up holiday decor and take it down. They gave us an ear full.

Read their responses below and be sure to chime in with your own in our comments section.

Laura Grow wrote "put them up the weekend after thanksgiving and take the down sometime during the first week/first weekend of January."

Dwayne DRoc McDuffie wrote "Day after Thanksgiving thru the 1st Weekend of the New Year."

Michelle Blanchard Johnson wrote "Thanksgiving evening or any time after Thanksgiving. I don't take them down until after January 6th."

Tracy Stemm Crews wrote "I say the week of Thanksgiving is acceptable, I usually take mine down after Epiphany."

Scott Stemm wrote "After Thanksgiving .... Before the next Thanksgiving."

Jody Marshall wrote "Thanksgiving evening or after...and take down day after new year..."

Andrea Arias College wrote "Whenever people want to. Free country. The advertisement of black friday and all the consumerism is what's annoying."

Sara M Sneen wrote "Thanksgiving weekend to New Years weekend."

So, what's your answer? Tell us in the comments section.

 

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    Jackie Clark

    8:03 am on Monday, November 26, 2012

    Thanksgiving week is just about right. We have only a month or so to enjoy them -- and then it's time tto put them away for another year, I hate seeing tired Christmas decorations weeks after the season is over. Here in FL we can starti planning for spring!!!

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    Katy

    12:25 pm on Monday, November 26, 2012

    Since the 12 days of Christmas actually starts on Christmas Day and goes until January 6th (Epiphany) we don't usually take our things down before the 6th. We put ours up anytime from Thanksgiving on.

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