Hanging of the Greens / myLot

United States

November 29, 2021 6:51am CST

Some churches participate in this usually the Sunday after Thanksgiving. It always brought out a few comments at my former church because there were several people with the surname "Green" in our congregation. A fine kick off to the Advent Season. We now just call it decorating the church. Have you decorated for Christmas, or do you? I have not done a thing. We shall see what this season brings.

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CarolDM

@CarolDM (203454)

• Nashville, Tennessee

29 Nov 21

The neighborhood has mostly decorated all over. Nothing here.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (157546)

• United States

6 Dec 21

I will hang wreaths, as usual. Not sure on the inside.

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CarolDM

@CarolDM (203454)

• Nashville, Tennessee

6 Dec 21

@GardenGerty Nothing here.

Courtney

@Courtlynn (66921)

• United States

29 Nov 21

Trees been up and decorated since last fall. Christmas stockings have been hanging on livingroom walls for decade ish. Just have window clings to still do.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (157546)

• United States

6 Dec 21

I have a collection of star ornaments that have been up all year.

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Courtney

@Courtlynn (66921)

• United States

6 Dec 21

@GardenGerty

Four Walls

@FourWalls (62096)

• United States

29 Nov 21

Yeah, “hanging the greens” sounds like doing violence to people with the wrong last name.

My neighbors haven’t put their stuff up yet. I’m worried about them!!!

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (157546)

• United States

6 Dec 21

Hard to get into the spirit with the weather so nice.

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@DaddyEvil (137145)

• United States

30 Nov 21

I don't decorate for Christmas anymore. Walmart burned me out on Christmas. They start decorating so early that by the time I used to decorate, I can't stand the sight of Christmas decorations. (We still have all the electronic decorations I bought but they stay packed in plastic totes in our garage.)

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (157546)

• United States

6 Dec 21

I like to do stuff that is unique to me. I have a collection of star ornaments. We used to buy new ones every year and I also have some that my kids made from various things.

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@DaddyEvil (137145)

• United States

6 Dec 21

@GardenGerty Almost all the electronic decorations we own I bought when Pretty was in grade school. We checked them all before we packed them back up and moved them here three years ago. Everything was still in good shape then.

Judy Evans

@JudyEv (325651)

• Rockingham, Australia

30 Nov 21

I've never heard of 'hanging of the greens'. Just a few moments ago we were discussing what we'd do about decorating the place.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (157546)

• United States

6 Dec 21

I have it easier doing outdoor decor than indoor. I hang lots of wreaths. I did go get them from the shed. The rest of the stuff is in the attic, oh,my!!

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (325651)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Dec 21

@GardenGerty We don't really want to start knocking nails into walls here although we'll probably be here for the rest of our lives. But we've managed to put up a few streamers.

Dena Miller

@Dena91 (15861)

• United States

29 Nov 21

I put out some decorations at the church on Friday when I cleaned it. Sometimes someone will place a tree in the sanctuary but not always. At home I put out our Christmas flag, ceramic Christmas tree and our Merry Christmas sign on the door. That is as much decorating as I am doing these days.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (157546)

• United States

6 Dec 21

I hang several wreaths across the front of my house. For a while I had trees I had made from tomato cages. We shall see what this year brings.

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Dena Miller

@Dena91 (15861)

• United States

6 Dec 21

@GardenGerty That is an interesting idea of using tomato cages for Christmas trees. Maybe I ought to use one of ours to make one.

BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (45476)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

29 Nov 21

I thought about hauling out my Advent wreath yesterday (first time in years) and sang the first two lines of O Come, O Come Emanuel in my head, but I didn't bring it out. (Too much crap on the table and I didn't feel like cleaning.) Thiink I'll wait till next week to bring out my mother's ceramic tree.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (157546)

• United States

6 Dec 21

I do not know where my mother's ceramic tree, or my mother in law's ceramic tree went. I made them both, oh, and my dad's tree, too.

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Nawsheen

@Nawsheen (28644)

• Mauritius

29 Nov 21

I have just set up my tree from some years back. I won't be spending much on decorations. I prefer to save for the rainy days

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (157546)

• United States

6 Dec 21

I just keep on putting up the old ones.

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Marlina

@marlina (154166)

• Canada

29 Nov 21

Not yet

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (157546)

• United States

6 Dec 21

Neither have I.

Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (95082)

• Marion, Ohio

29 Nov 21

I am mostly done

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (157546)

• United States

6 Dec 21

I have hardly begun.

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Vicki, #1 Creek Girl

@1creekgirl (40506)

• United States

29 Nov 21

When we were Methodists, we called it the hanging of the greens. (No Greens in the congregation!) Now, like you, we just call it decorating the church. We have our tree up, but not decorated yet.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (157546)

• United States

6 Dec 21

I am not sure what I will do about trees this year. I will, as usual, hang my wreaths across the front of the house.

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