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[BDutch]

don’t put up Christmas decos until third Sunday of Advent (Gaudate Sunday) 14 Dec this year), and they stay up until Jan 7, when the 12 Days of Christmas are over. I’m chasing away the darkness, and celebrating the return of light on Winter Solstice, 21 Dec. Note: this makes sense to me, and I don’t expect it to work for anyone else.

Traditionally we wait with Christmas decorations until Sinterklaas and his helpers left the country to return to Spain (by boat). But one of the neighbours house and garden is already a beacon of light in the neighbourhood. We wait, probably buy a tree tomorrow, and put it up on Sunday.

Some people go to church on the eve before Xmas or on Xmas day, but less than 35% is Catholic or Christian in my country nowadays. Most people celebrate Christmas with one or more special diners, from the evening of the 24 - 26 December, with family. Some do presents. Other families don’t. Its often complicated which day /lunch or diner with whom. Families / Xmas meetings are often divided over mothers and fathers after divorce. Some couples have a hard time to go from one family to another. That is why some people don’t like Xmas and rather go on a vacation to escape all the stress. We have our children and my husband’s sister and family over for diner on the 25th. Not sure if /when we do presents.

Protestant’s keep the decorations until after New Year’s Day. Catholics wait until after 3 Kings day. Normally we wait like the Catholics to put the decorations back into the boxes.

X tax made for a contest 2 years ago.

 

[notabitail]

I love this.

I think it’s funny that as a born-and-raised Protestant who started singing at age 5, I know way more liturgical Latin than my Catholic son-in-law. 2/3 of what I sing is in Latin.

Although I am completely on board with the congregation being sung at in their own daily language, my music snob notes that singing “veni’ works much better than singing”coooome”

My family goes to a Latin Mass (Catholic). I can reassure you that a lot of songs sound way better in Latin. The priest once tried "Attende Domine" in English and it sounded so weird.

 

[notabitail]

Traditionally we wait with Christmas decorations until Sinterklaas and his helpers left the country to return to Spain (by boat). But one of the neighbours house and garden is already a beacon of light in the neighbourhood. We wait, probably buy a tree tomorrow, and put it up on Sunday.

Some people go to church on the eve before Xmas or on Xmas day, but less than 35% is Catholic or Christian in my country nowadays. Most people celebrate Christmas with one or more special diners, from the evening of the 24 - 26 December, with family. Some do presents. Other families don’t. Its often complicated which day /lunch or diner with whom. Families / Xmas meetings are often divided over mothers and fathers after divorce. Some couples have a hard time to go from one family to another. That is why some people don’t like Xmas and rather go on a vacation to escape all the stress. We have our children and my husband’s sister and family over for diner on the 25th. Not sure if /when we do presents.

Protestant’s keep the decorations until after New Year’s Day. Catholics wait until after 3 Kings day. Normally we wait like the Catholics to put the decorations back into the boxes.

X tax made for a contest 2 years ago.
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We wait until February 2 to put the decorations away. February 3 is usually sad because it's so empty. Most Catholics here don't seem to follow this tradition, but we do.

 

[notabitail]

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