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wrote:

> Well I just took down my tree a few minutes ago!. . .I waited this long
> simply because I was lazy or basking in the afterglow of the holidays.
> I just couldn't seem to get around to it!
>
> I'm glad to see there is a "real" reason out there for my leaving it
> up! I'll use that excuse next year;-)
>
> Myrl Jeffcoat
> http://www.myrljeffcoat.com

It's not an excuse, Myrl, it's a reason. The Christian Church Year is
divided into "seasons" and the Christmas "season" is from December 25
to January 5. (The Twelve Days of Christmas *begin* on December 25,
they don't end there.) Unless you're Eastern Orthodox; Christmas is on
January 7 (which is simply the Julian calendar equivalent of the
Gregorian calendar's December 25).
--
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