Experts have revealed the exact date you should be taking down your Christmas decorations, if you want to avoid bad luck.
Tradition states that if you leave decorations up for too long, it could ruin the rest of your year.
According to the plant experts at Flowercard, Thursday (January 6) is the day you should take your Christmas tree down.
Liam Lapping from Flowercard said: “You should take your Christmas tree down on the January 6 - this is known as Epiphany and is the official end of the festive season.
"Keeping your Christmas tree and decorations up after this date is thought to bring bad luck. However, if you have a real Christmas tree and it’s looking a little worse for wear there is no harm in taking it down early - no one wants a needle-less tree.
“If you have opted for a real Christmas tree then make sure you recycle it. For example, if your tree still has the roots attached you could plant it in your garden. However, if your tree doesn’t have the roots attached, many councils have a Christmas tree recycling scheme, or you can take it to the garden waste section of your local tip.
“However, if you have an artificial tree, there is nothing stopping you from keeping your Christmas tree up even longer and following in the footsteps of the Queen.
"Her majesty leaves her Christmas decorations up past the Twelfth Night until February 6, which marks the anniversary of her father’s death. This is a tradition the Queen has followed since her father passed away."
For some the decorations should always come down on January 5 - Twelfth Night, which marks the end of the 12 days of Christmas.
But others say Epiphany on January 6, the day the Three Kings are said to have arrived in Bethlehem, is the right time to de-Christmas your house.
