How Long Should Christmas Decorations Stay Up in New Jersey?

Christmas has come and gone in New Jersey, and now the question becomes how long we should leave our beautiful decorations up?

I want to start by saying this is a completely personal decision, and neighbors should support whatever decisions our neighbors make.

When Is The Right Time To Take Down Christmas Decorations?

After all, we have no idea what's going on in another family. Maybe there is illness involved, or maybe a family is waiting for a service member to arrive home.

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Or maybe your neighbor just feels that with all the money spent on decorations and the time it takes to display them we should get every last minute we can out of them.

I believe the correct answer is to leave the decorations out for as long as they make you smile.

Experts Weigh In On When To Take Down Christmas Decorations

You knew, however, we couldn't get through this conversation without the experts getting their two cents in.

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According to a report at Today, the experts have some suggestions for you on the timing of taking down your decorations.

Experts say most people fall into three categories. Let's see which one you agree with.

Some think New Year's Day is the day to take down the tree and start the New Year fresh. My opinion: TOO EARLY.

Lots of folks look toward The Epiphany (Little Christmas) as the best time to take down the tree. If that matches your belief system, that is great. My opinion: TOO EARLY.

The Expert Choice That Matches Ours

The third camp is anytime between early January and Valentine's Day. This is in my wheelhouse.

I like the beginning of February as a target date to take the decorations down. After all, what else is going on?

Remember, whatever you decide, we support you. There is no one correct answer for this question.