Public service announcement.

The evening of January 6th is known as Twelfth Night, 12 days after Christmas Day. According to tradition one should take down all decorations around the home or workplace.

The thing to note is that it’s supposedly unlucky to leave them up past this date.

There’s only one way to avoid the misfortune that will surely follow after not taking them down, and that’s to instead wait until February 2nd, Candlemas, the official end of Christmas in mediaeval England, 40 days after Christmas Day.

Your choice.

But I’ve a question. Which one of you reprobates is leaving your decorations up every year and getting possessed by goblins‽

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Link:

Twelfth Night: When should you take down your Christmas decorations? (BBC Newsround).