When should you remove your tree from the living room? This is what tradition says

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If you're a fan of the Christmas season, you were probably one of the first to install a tree in your living room. Whether it's a Nordmann, a spruce or a more ecological version.

The tree is the key decorative element to create what we call “the magic of Christmas”. Problem, this Sunday, December 29, 2024, the popular holiday has passed. Yes, there are (normally) no more gifts to unwrap. It's time to move on… and say goodbye.

As installing it is a tradition, removing it is also a tradition. With a tree bag in one hand, your courage in the other, you are ready. But in fact, there did he have a day set aside to do it?

Is there a date for removing your tree in France?

For France, we would have been tempted to talk to you about the day of Epiphany (January 6) or Candlemas (February 2).

Epiphany, because it is the day when the wise men are supposed to arrive to leave their gifts. The lights and decorations are supposed to help them find their way. Especially since, among our European neighbors, this date prevails.

“It brings bad luck to remove it before Epiphany,” according to Nadine Cretin, a holiday historian specializing in religious anthropology. Same thing in Spain.

It could also have been Candlemas, since the date corresponds to the journey of the child Jesus to the temple in Jerusalem so that he could be presented there.

Information taken from the specialist Nadine Cretin, these two dates are not important, because “there is no tradition strictly speaking in France”.

In France, we do not have a precise date.

It depends on your desire

In truth, it's up to you. If you want extend the magic of Christmas a littleor even have a pretty decoration for the New Year, you can absolutely keep it. If, on the other hand, if you are natalophobic (being afraid of Christmas) or if picking up your needles exhausts you, then you are free to remove it after unwrapping your last gift.

The day of cleaning your living room is your responsibility. This must continue once your tree is in a public space. Yes, the Christmas tree does not throw itself anywhere. Contact your city's services to find out where to dispose of it for recycling.

This will also save you from a hefty fine. Because yes, leaving your tree on the sidewalk can earn you a fine of 150 euros. It wouldn't be a good way to start the year, we agree!

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