That's all... it's over
By MysD
@mysdianait (66005)
Italy
January 5, 2017 3:43pm CST
Friday 6th January finally got here and that's it 
A lot of fuss about nothing really I suppose 
It's a holiday here in Italy for Epiphany and finally the 12 days of Christmas are done with and the decorations can go back in their boxes until next time 
I will dismantle the tree and put it away and after almost a month my home can go back to being the way I like it 
Normal life and routine will be resumed until the next holiday which is over three months away - but at least then there will be no need for decorations except on the table... probably 
I am happy that the holidays are finally over. Am I the only one I wonder? 
A lot of fuss about nothing really I suppose
It's a holiday here in Italy for Epiphany and finally the 12 days of Christmas are done with and the decorations can go back in their boxes until next time
I will dismantle the tree and put it away and after almost a month my home can go back to being the way I like it
Normal life and routine will be resumed until the next holiday which is over three months away - but at least then there will be no need for decorations except on the table... probably
I am happy that the holidays are finally over. Am I the only one I wonder? 11 people like this
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@Hatley (163772)
• Garden Grove, California
5 Jan 17
I am glad that they are fin ally over as I only have my adult son
so memories can bring me to tears while all are hurrahing for family
and friends and lots of festivities I had very little my son came to see me'
but other than that they did little gor Christmas but feed us a nice dinner.
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@mysdianait (66005)
• Italy
5 Jan 17
I find that it is not the same as the years pass. It is indeed the memories of past holidays that make them different. I am so pleased that they did give you a nice dinner 
@Happy2BeMe (99353)
• Canada
5 Jan 17
I was sad to see it comes to an end. Slowly getting back into to a normal routine.
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@mysdianait (66005)
• Italy
5 Jan 17
I thrive when I have a routine and this year the holidays have worn me out more than other years. As from Monday I know what each day entails and, hopefully, there will be time for my morning walk again as I missed that these last two weeks with all the disruptions.
The only sad part is that my grandson will be back at school and I will see much less of him until the knext holiday
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@Happy2BeMe (99353)
• Canada
5 Jan 17
@mysdianait yes that is sad. I had my grand daughter a lot over the holidays and I really enjoyed every minute.
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@mysdianait (66005)
• Italy
6 Jan 17
@Happy2BeMe Me too! It is fun when he is here, even more so now that he is older
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36847)
• Pamplona, Spain
5 Jan 17
Its not Friday here yet its another hour but all the children here will be so excited they will not sleep most of them as its their day for Presents and so on.
Have been seeing the Parades of the Three Kings in Madrid but the best ones are the local ones as they are more authentic looking.
I love it all and I don´t mind taking the Tree down or having it around its got nice soft lights on it too.
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@mysdianait (66005)
• Italy
5 Jan 17
The 6th means more gifts for the children here too. It is never ending!
the lights on mine are colourful too but, in order to be near a power point, I have to change the position of some of the furniture and I am just so pleased when it can all go back to how it should be once again.
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@mysdianait (66005)
• Italy
5 Jan 17
@lovinangelsinstead21 No there are no celebrations involving the Three Kings but there is the tradition of La Befana - an old witch - who brings gifts for the children if they have been good and she ends the holida season.
La Befana, sometimes known as the witch of Christmas, is an age-old tradition among Italian children.
@lovinangelsinstead21 (36847)
• Pamplona, Spain
5 Jan 17
@mysdianait
I know what you mean but I don´t mind it at all.Even in England I have always loved the Three Kings without knowing why as they never celebrate it now nor did they when I was small either.
Hugs to the Children in Italy hope they have all the presents that they want.
I was listening to a few of them today on the Television and they are so sweet.
Do they have the same parades as they do here?
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@LovingMyBabies (85923)
• Valdosta, Georgia
5 Jan 17
More than the holidays being over I'm glad our move is over!
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@mysdianait (66005)
• Italy
5 Jan 17
You have already finished? Well done (and I will go to catch up!)
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@LovingMyBabies (85923)
• Valdosta, Georgia
6 Jan 17
@mysdianait Yes it took long enough for me! Lol
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
5 Jan 17
i will be putting away the christmas decors tomorrow (saturday)
are you talking about easter next? do you decorate for it?
oh, and did you cat like any particular decor?
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@mysdianait (66005)
• Italy
6 Jan 17
yes I am talking about Easter being the next holiday. I don't decorate for that but there will be a centre piece on the table if I do a meal here. It is usual for families to spend Christmas together and then split up and do their own thing for Easter so I might not have them here to eat then at all.
The cat did not touch any of the balls on the tree or any of the other ornaments that were on the table and elsewhere. She really is very good and only plays with her own toys
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@mysdianait (66005)
• Italy
6 Jan 17
@JudyEv My normal is good for me indeed but many think it is not.. probably because it is not their normal 
@mysdianait (66005)
• Italy
6 Jan 17
I find anything other than my usual routine to be tiring. One month of people visiting and going out during the holidays is too much for me, especially as it is colder, and I am so pleased to get back into a routine from Monday
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
6 Jan 17
@mysdianait Now you have me thinking because I cannot remember whether you my mother followed this tradition or not.
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@mysdianait (66005)
• Italy
6 Jan 17
@Asylum You will probably remember when you are least thinking about it 
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@mysdianait (66005)
• Italy
6 Jan 17
My mother did. She never removed the decorations before twelfth night
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@purplealabaster (22085)
• United States
5 Jan 17
First of all, it is NOT January 6th yet. Second, how can you possibly say that you are glad the holidays are over and the house will be back to the undecorated state in which you like it?!
That right there is just blasphemy!
Second, how can you possibly say that you are glad the holidays are over and the house will be back to the undecorated state in which you like it?! That right there is just blasphemy!1 person likes this
@mysdianait (66005)
• Italy
6 Jan 17
It was almost the 6th here when I posted this and I got a head start on the following morning so that I could get on and remove the decorations immediately after breakfast - or so I thought. Instead I am here and the tree is still needing my attention 
I had to move my house plants to put the tree in a spot where there was an electric socket for the lights. Now I can put the plants back where they should be, in the sun, again. There will be more room for my new companion too. The tree was already up when she arrived and she has no idea that there is really a lot more room for her to play than she thinks there is
I had to move my house plants to put the tree in a spot where there was an electric socket for the lights. Now I can put the plants back where they should be, in the sun, again. There will be more room for my new companion too. The tree was already up when she arrived and she has no idea that there is really a lot more room for her to play than she thinks there is 1 person likes this
@mysdianait (66005)
• Italy
6 Jan 17
@purplealabaster She might. I haven't tried her with it yet and I think it best not to disturb her right now... as she is basking in the sun 
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@purplealabaster (22085)
• United States
6 Jan 17
@mysdianait Hmmm .... you threw the "house plants" in there just to win your argument, didn't you, because you know that I cannot harm my brothers and sisters?
Who is your new companion? Does she perhaps like yarn?
Who is your new companion? Does she perhaps like yarn?1 person likes this
@LilyBeBack (1994)
• United Kingdom
5 Jan 17
I took my decorations down on the 28th, my mam's birthday is on the 29th and I don't like to mix special occasions 
We have a lot of Christmas birthdays in my family, the 24th and 29th of December, the first and fourth of January, and then of course it's mine on the tenth
I find Christmas day exhausting 
We have a lot of Christmas birthdays in my family, the 24th and 29th of December, the first and fourth of January, and then of course it's mine on the tenth
I find Christmas day exhausting 2 people like this
@mysdianait (66005)
• Italy
5 Jan 17
Gosh I thought it was a lot here but that sounds like a really tiring time indeed!
I never take them down early though as it just sort of seems that it might bring bad luck or something 
Now I realise why you were not around here though
I never take them down early though as it just sort of seems that it might bring bad luck or something
Now I realise why you were not around here though 
@mysdianait (66005)
• Italy
5 Jan 17
Too many holidays and too much food, not to mention the extra expenses, all in such a short time 
When I was younger it was more magical but now I am so glad when it is over!
When I was younger it was more magical but now I am so glad when it is over!
@mysdianait (66005)
• Italy
5 Jan 17
I am so pleased it is time to put everything away again
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@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
6 Jan 17
We eagerly anticipate the holidays. Then when it's pSt we breathe a collective sigh of relief.
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@mysdianait (66005)
• Italy
6 Jan 17
I don't wait for them eagerly the last few years. They are not the same as I grow older and I prefer it once they are over and life is back to normal
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@mysdianait (66005)
• Italy
6 Jan 17
@paigea I got everything taken down, packed up and down into the basement today Now you would never that Christmas was only a couple of weeks ago here
Now you would never that Christmas was only a couple of weeks ago here @mysdianait (66005)
• Italy
6 Jan 17
I have no celebrations for Epiphany either but I fear that if I take the tree down before then, it might cause bad luck or whatever, so I prefer to wait
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@paigea (36143)
• Canada
6 Jan 17
@mysdianait I just like the lights on the tree. Going to enjoy them one last evening tonight. But everything else is taken down. Though not put away properly.
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@mysdianait (66005)
• Italy
5 Jan 17
Mine went up on December 8th, the first of four holidays here. Too many so close together and it will be so good to have a weekend with everything back to normal again
@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
5 Jan 17
There have been years when I have taken my tree down on Christmas day! Those were the years when my children were smaller and played with the tree a lot, or the animals did. This year wasn't bad.. the cats played with it a bit, and we lost a couple ornaments that they knocked down. I guess the big difference this year was that I didn't care. I took the tree down this past Saturday.
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@Chellezhere (6421)
• United States
5 Jan 17
This past holiday season went by too quickly.
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