With Christmas 2021 now behind us, lots of us are looking forward to some Hogmanay celebrations.
But with festivities nearly over, it might be time to start thinking about packing up the Christmas tree and decorations for another twelve months.
It is believed that keeping decorations up for too long brings bad luck - but how long is too long?
Some people pack up as early as Boxing Day with others keeping their tree until after the New Year.
The 'bad luck' is said to kick in if Christmas decorations are still on display after the Twelfth Night, which is the 12th night after Christmas Day.
This means that January 5 might be the perfect time to box up the tree.
However, many people take down their decorations on the day of the Epiphany - January 6 - as they consider that to be the 12th night after Christmas.
Those looking to cling on to the festivities for a bit longer may be in luck though.
According to traditions dating way back to the 1500s, people kept their decorations on display up until Candlemas which falls on February 2 - according to The Tudor Society.
Falling 40 days after Christmas, Candlemas - also known as the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary - was observed as the official end of Christmas in medieval times.
The date itself was a feast day and is so-called because candles to be used in churches in the coming year would be blessed on that day.
So if you forget to take down your tree, or just don't fancy giving up on the holidays quite yet, you could wait until then.
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