We took the Christmas decorations down today. I'm never too sure when they are supposed to be taken down. I'm not sure whether it's before or after January 6th, the Feast of the Epiphany or Little Christmas, which is also known as The Women's Christmas (Nollaig na mBan) in Ireland, as in some parts of the country, it was a day when women took a break from housework and celebrated.
I like to keep the decorations up as long as I can so we took them down today. Packing them away until next year, it seemed as though we were packing more than just baubles and tinsel, but all those things, both good and bad, which happened during the past year.