Dave M7TLB 🐞 🇺🇦🌻Nov 16, 2022

In the last few decades, it has seemed like the Christmas period starts earlier and earlier as each year goes by. In this, the sixty-seventh episode of The Big Slurp, I ask: when is early just too early?

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In this episode In the last few decades, it has seemed like the Christmas period starts earlier and earlier as each year goes by. In this, the sixty-seventh episode of The Big Slurp, I ask: when is…

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Show threadLukeNov 16, 2022
@thelovebug Saw a colleague had their Christmas tree up already on a work caall yesterday! For me I like the old fashioned way of Christmas starts at Christmas Eve and goes on for 12 days. Seems most people now put decorations up start of December and take them down on the 27th!
Show threadFitheachNov 16, 2022

@Luke @thelovebug
"...generally considered to run from late November to early January."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_and_holiday_season

Christmas and holiday season - Wikipedia

Show threadLukeNov 16, 2022
@fitheach @thelovebug that’s fine but it’s definitely not for me.
Show threadFitheachNov 16, 2022

@Luke
I'm not saying I agree with that definition. Furthermore, that section of WP isn't cited. However, I would agree it is an increasingly popular view.

I'm imagining the old pagans bemoaning Christianity creeping into Yule. 😉

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Show threadBasil
@fitheach @Luke @thelovebug yeah, in our family Advent and Christmas are not synonyms.
Nov 16, 2022 at 11:17amWeb
Show threadFitheachNov 16, 2022

@basil
Go on...

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