It's also a tradition of many Catholics to leave up our Christmas decorations until the day of the feast.
That so threw me off when I started living with a Catholic. My family usually took the decorations down on New Years. The first year I tried to do that, I got yelled at by not only him, but his mother as well. I also got yelled at for putting the baby Jesus in the manger before Christmas Eve. Which I still think is stupid, after all, it makes everyone else stare at nothing. Now I just put a lamb in its place until Christmas Eve, so Mary, Joseph, and the Wise Men (who are actually taking a trip along the entertainment center this year instead of getting there well before Jesus) aren't staring down at nothing.
