So....When are the Christmas decorations going up?

borkid

Robisere wrote: »

As I am not a Christian, nor do I believe in a supreme deity of any kind, putting up decorations to celebrate the birth of someone whose religious authority I do not recognise, would be hypocritical. Nevertheless, despite the fact that my wife shares my opinions and secular beliefs, she will once again require me to help with the decorations. Because "Everyone else does it."

I suspect I am not alone in this!

We don't believe either but I like to bring in natural decorations, holly, twigs which I spray white that sort of thing just to brighten up the house in the short days. We do eat more and buy presents but for me any excuse None of this until after the 14th though, family tradition.

When I was little the decorations went up on Xmas eve once all the children were in bed. We came down to lots of glittery xmasness and thought what a good job father Christmas had done.

Zeni

Probably the second week in December but I never put that much up.. just the tree and fairy lights n a bit of tinsel. The Hubby would be quite happy with nothing up.. but I grew up in a household that went mental with decorations at Christmas so this is pretty reserved for me!

I'm such a hypocrite when it comes to Christmas as Im a total atheist..but then again looking at what Christmas has become is much of it really that religious anymore? Don't remember the part of the story where the baby Jesus snacking on turkey and mince pies!

SailorSam

The tree, and the decs are already up.
They're up in the loft.
What's the point of going to all that hassle. Nobody but me is going to see them.

ripplyuk

Robisere wrote: »

As I am not a Christian, nor do I believe in a supreme deity of any kind, putting up decorations to celebrate the birth of someone whose religious authority I do not recognise, would be hypocritical. Nevertheless, despite the fact that my wife shares my opinions and secular beliefs, she will once again require me to help with the decorations. Because "Everyone else does it."

I suspect I am not alone in this!

I'm an atheist. You don't need to be religious to celebrate the winter solstice. The tradition is much older than Christianity.

My tree will be going up on the 21st (of this month). I can't wait

Primrose

Our 20 year old folding Christmas tree will not come down from the loft until the second week of December, and apart from putting up Christmas Cards on strings on the wall we don't bother with any other decorations. The older I get the more disillusioned I unfortunately become over Christmas because of blatant consumerism.

Marvel1

I don't bother putting any up, I did it one year, it was too much hassle putting them up and then taking them down to pack away. I wasted money buying them too.

Prothet_of_Doom

Ours go up when our daughter comes home from university and starts making demands.

Person_one

Robisere wrote: »

As I am not a Christian, nor do I believe in a supreme deity of any kind, putting up decorations to celebrate the birth of someone whose religious authority I do not recognise, would be hypocritical. Nevertheless, despite the fact that my wife shares my opinions and secular beliefs, she will once again require me to help with the decorations. Because "Everyone else does it."

I suspect I am not alone in this!

I bet you're fun at parties. :cool:

I'm not Christian either, but if we're being honest, neither is Christmas really. Its a pretty bog standard midwinter festival of food and light of the type that most cultures come up with, most of its traditions predate Christianity and the early proponents were just very canny in hijacking it.

The decorations aren't religious (Where are the fir trees, reindeer and snowmen in the bible?) so you can feel free to help your wife without feeling hypocritical.

Silvertabby

No more than a week before Christmas. Even then everything has to be high up/in the conservatory/kitten proof (well, cat proof but she's thinks she's a still a kitten when she sees twinkly twirling things!)

fierystormcloud

JulieElizabeth wrote: »

i don't feel the need to decorate my house to celebrate greed and consumerism

Primrose wrote: »

Our 20 year old folding Christmas tree will not come down from the loft until the second week of December, and apart from putting up Christmas Cards on strings on the wall we don't bother with any other decorations. The older I get the more disillusioned I unfortunately become over Christmas because of blatant consumerism.

I don't get this logic. Never did.

Christmas doesn't have to be BE about blatant consumerism, or greed. It can be what you want it to be. For me and my husband, it's a time for the 2 of us to spend a wonderful 10 days together, going for walks, having a laugh, eating a few mince pies, drinking a few glasses of sherry, spending time with family, having a few pub nights with pals, and making the house look cosy with tinsel and baubles, and pretty lights. We never spend a lot of money.

This 'I have no time for Christmas, because it's all capitalist garbage, and blatant consumerism' mindset always puzzles me. It's only as capitalist as you make it.

Our decorations go up around the 1st of December by the way..............