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Christmas tree conundrum.
by Jack 
We had a very nice Christmas tree this year in part because we were here to have one. Normally we are traveling, making a tree pointless. The tree we chose was a concolor fir: long, soft needles and most notably, smells like sliced oranges.
I really enjoyed having this tree and if things were up to me I'd keep it year round in the living room. The trouble though is two-fold: the tree was cut and being a cut tree, it is dying. Alice may be a veterinarian but the task of saving this tree is beyond even her. That means it must eventually be taken down and removed. None of this is all that life changing but apparently, there is a particular day when Christmas trees are supposed to be taken down - on Epiphany, which is January 6.
Now that I've missed Epiphany, do I need to keep that tree going for another 12 months so I can take it down on 1/6/2011?
01/08/10 01:44:02 pm, 
2 comments
It is explained to children that, if you take down your lights before January 6, the Wise Men may not be able to find their way, even though all the Christmas lights in the world, combined, would not be as bright as the star God used to guide them.
Taking down ornaments on January 6 is a European tradition still followed by many people of German, Polish and Czech ancestry. The tradition, in part, dates before 1900 when ornaments were often real fruit, nuts and marzipan and would be eaten.
There you have it :)
I just don't want to be the one that has to drill tiny holes in cashews to string 'em up...