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Old 19-12-2008, 08:01 AM #1
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Default So when does the \"Festive season\" actually start
Has it started already?

Is it at the start of Advent

Christmas Eve?

Christmas Day

When is officially the start of the festive season?

I do have an ulterior motive for asking this question as visitors to the Creative Writng section will probably guess
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I think 12 days before Christmas.
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lol Sticks its a serious matter! 12 days before christmas I always thought
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normally for me around this time of a week before hand
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When I damn well say so !!!
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I was told recently it was the 13th December, but I can't recall why.
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Could be october..
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I was told recently it was the 13th December, but I can't recall why.
Nope thats far to early lol - how about my birthday the 23rd???
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I was told recently it was the 13th December, but I can't recall why.
Cos that's 12 days before christmas. Partridge in a pear tree and all that.
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Cos that's 12 days before christmas. Partridge in a pear tree and all that.
It had more to do with just being 12 days before Christmas. I thought the 12 days of Christmas blah was about the 12 days after Christmas, starting on Christmas day?

You take your tree down 12 days after Christmas and there are arguments every year as to when the 12th day is. I have always followed the belief that Christmas Day is the 1st day of Christmas.

Christmas eve is the "eve" of Christmas so therefore Christmas day is the first day of Christmas.
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Xmas doesnt really begin for me until i clock out of work on my final shift before xmas day. then i just relax, chill out and enjoy xmas with the fam. but im working right up untill 6.30 xmas even so it wont begin until then for me.
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The First Of December.

Or

The First Sunday.
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I was told recently it was the 13th December, but I can't recall why.
Cos that's 12 days before christmas. Partridge in a pear tree and all that.
Thats the 12 days after Christmas [I think].

Anyway I think its starts around the 20th and ends day after New Years Day.
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Cos that's 12 days before christmas. Partridge in a pear tree and all that.
It had more to do with just being 12 days before Christmas. I thought the 12 days of Christmas blah was about the 12 days after Christmas, starting on Christmas day?

You take your tree down 12 days after Christmas and there are arguments every year as to when the 12th day is. I have always followed the belief that Christmas Day is the 1st day of Christmas.

Christmas eve is the "eve" of Christmas so therefore Christmas day is the first day of Christmas.
Oh yeah I know the song refers to after xmas, but I mean 12 is like an important number of days for Christmas, so it's like 12 days either way? That's the way I always took it anyway, haha.
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I was told recently it was the 13th December, but I can't recall why.
Cos that's 12 days before christmas. Partridge in a pear tree and all that.
Thats the 12 days after Christmas [I think].

Anyway I think its starts around the 20th and ends day after New Years Day.
my bad lol
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Cos that's 12 days before christmas. Partridge in a pear tree and all that.
It had more to do with just being 12 days before Christmas. I thought the 12 days of Christmas blah was about the 12 days after Christmas, starting on Christmas day?

You take your tree down 12 days after Christmas and there are arguments every year as to when the 12th day is. I have always followed the belief that Christmas Day is the 1st day of Christmas.

Christmas eve is the "eve" of Christmas so therefore Christmas day is the first day of Christmas.
Oh yeah I know the song refers to after xmas, but I mean 12 is like an important number of days for Christmas, so it's like 12 days either way? That's the way I always took it anyway, haha.
Yeh I think your right. Epiphany? or something was 12 days after.
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The First Of December.

Or

The First Sunday.
That is the start of Advent, I am not sure that is the same as the"Festive Season"
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Start of Advent for me
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Christmas day is the first day of christmas. The period of feasting continues until epiphany, the 12th day after christmas, and the christmas season proper continues until candlemas, february 2nd, a full days after christmas.
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Starts 1st Jan mate.
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Starts 1st Jan mate.
Why do you say that?
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Starts 1st Jan mate.
Why do you say that?
Do you need an explanation for everything?
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Yep - part of the sceptic in me
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