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The Daily PollTHE EIGHTH OF December is an important day in the run-up to the festive season.
For many, it signifies the beginning of the Christmas period and the decorations should only be put up after this date.
For others, it’s the day when hordes of shoppers from outside Dublin flock to either the capital or their nearest large town/city to pick up bits for Christmas.
So today we’re asking: Is 8 December the start of Christmas?
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Christmas starts whenever you want it to.
However the one I can’t understand is people who put their decs up at the end of Nov / begining of Dec but take them down within a few days of the 25th.
I mean the start of Christmas is open ended but it is generally agreed that the end is Little Christmas.
@Stanley Marsh: agreed. See a few places both residential and commercial that have them up in the first week of November but gone down by new year’s eve
@Stanley Marsh: spot on. Neighbours of ours have the house lit up like graftan street in November and have the whole lot down before new years eve.
@Stanley Marsh: ugh, I always take them down a few days after the 25th, it’s like they’re up 350 days too early lol
@Stanley Marsh: I take mine down few days after, can’t stand going back to work after new years and coming home to a tree etc.
@Stanley Marsh: wrong
@Brian Dunne: some people work Jan 2nd and want to clear up before going back to work.
@Niamh Brady: but wouldnt you be doing that if you put them up today or in November like some sillybillies?
I was in Australia for Christmas a number of years ago and it amazed me how low key it was. The whole way through December, the only indication was the odd Christmas tree. The shops etc were not shoving in your face. I remember going into a department store, looking for Santa hats and I found their Christmas section tucked away in a corner of the top floor of 5 floors.
It was only in the last week or so on the run up to Christmas, when you seen any real sign of it. Quite refreshing in comparison to Ireland where Christmas seems to happen once Halloween is finished.
@Mark: its not the same in oz because of the sunny days. just doesnt feel like xmas. we get a month of christmas to make up for their beach weather
1st of December IS the start of Christmas. Celebrate it the whole month or it passes too quickly.
@Optimus Prime: It outstays its welcome already with retailers kicking it off in October.
@Paul Cunningham: Yea, Aldi put out the chocolate Santas and the Xmas puds on the same day they started selling Halloween pumpkins. Mid September !!!
@Paul Cunningham: October? Try August.
In Germany it starts on the 6th of December on Saint Nicholas Day, when everybody gets a little present in a stocking.
Nov 1st :-p … sure that’s when Tim Burton seen the Christmas stuff on sale next to the Halloween stuff that hadn’t been taken down and for the idea for a Nightmare before Christmas
@Keith Fay: *got
When you work in retail, Christmas starts in September
Christmas starts on the December 1st which is the first day of advent. I never understood this rush to put up a tree & decorations in November just so you can be the first to post it on social media. :-)
@Edel Quinn: Actually that’s incorrect. The first day of Advent varies. This year it was November 29th. But it always ends on December 24th.
@lelookcoco: Happy Christian New Year.
@Micheal S. O’ Ceilleachair: I’m not but thanks anyway. I was just pointing out the correct definition of advent to the person who brought it up. It could have been any other holiday so often wrongly quoted.
Bah Humbug!
The first day of Christmas is December 25th.
We always put up our decorations for the toy show, so usually the last weekend in November and take them down the day after little christmas i.e. Jan 7th.
Thought Christmas was a day so I did.
I’m still sick of it all from last year and personally would ignore it all until the 24th.
But having said that, our decor is already up (Herself likes it…) and its nice to see people trying to cheer things up, so I’m not complaining. We all need a boost.
I just stay away from shops so I don’t have to hear Mariah Carey, Roy Wood and Slade, etc…
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