I'm the most Kkkrackkkers of Amerikkkans so my tradition is just getting drunk off mulled wine and re-watching bad holiday movies with relatives I only kinda like.

I'm sometimes a little jealous of people who have weirder shit going on, like gremlins who slam doors and steal sausages or shitting Christmas logs. We need to bring back weird ass half-pagan shit.

    • Red_Sunshine_Over_Florida [he/him]
      ·
      6 months ago

      It's connected to Catholic feast days. More connected to the feast of the Epiphany on January 5th, which my mother's Irish-American family referred to as "Little Christmas." According to my grandaunt, that would mark the time when the family would take down the Christmas tree.

      https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Befana

      • Mardoniush [she/her]
        ·
        6 months ago

        Removing the decorations on twelfth night is customary in a lot of places.

        • Red_Sunshine_Over_Florida [he/him]
          ·
          6 months ago

          I did not know that until one year when we took down the tree in a hurry the day after Christmas and my grandaunt was upset because it was contrary to established custom.

          • Mardoniush [she/her]
            ·
            6 months ago

            The other option is candlemas, but thats usually when you put the tree up on Christmas eve, Advent being technically not Christmas.