Official end of the Christmas season

Christmas is officially over after Epiphany

• At 6. January is the feast of the three kings, which is also called the epiphany or the apparition of the Lord. In many families it is customary to clear away the Christmas trees by this date at the latest, everyone Store Christmas decorations in the basement until the next party and the apartment for spring prepare. In many communities around this date, the Christmas trees are picked up, which is often done by the volunteer fire brigade for a small donation, for example.
• In the Protestant church year, Epiphany often marks the end of Christmas time. However, the official end is often the Sunday after the 6th January on which the baptism of Jesus is celebrated. According to the church calendar, on this day - also called the feast of the baptism of the Lord - the Christmas festival circle and accordingly the Christmas season finally come to an end.
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The Catholic end of the Christmas season is occasionally Maria Candlemas

• There is another variant that marks the end of Christmas. For the Catholic Church, the Christmas season does not end until the 2nd February, exactly 40 days after Christmas. This day is called Mary Candlemas - or alternatively the Presentation of the Lord.
• Strictly speaking, however, Maria Candlemas is an outdated day, which used to be seen as the official end of the Christmas season and was also celebrated as a public holiday. However, following a reform of the Catholic liturgical calendar in the 1960s, this date is no longer valid.
• Today this day is no longer an official holiday, but in some Catholic churches the decorated trees and nativity scenes are also in the churches up to this point. In some regions of Saxony and the Ore Mountains, Maria Candlemas is still celebrated in the churches and celebrated as the start of the Christmas season.


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