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In other years, the threat of bad luck if you fail to take your Christmas decorations down by Twelfth Night might have meant something.
In 2021, the idea that things could get any worse seems blackly comic. And so it is that for some people, baubles, lights, and trees are staying in place this year.
In cities, towns and villages across the country, a few doggedly cheerful celebrants of the season have decided to dispense with the practice of the last two centuries and embrace an older, medieval tradition – which dictates that rather than ending in early January, Christmas celebrations should last until the next Christian holy day, Candlemas (2 February). Call it cheer for tiers.