Christmas Continues

This blog still has “Christmas 2019” and a photo of a snow-covered Marian garden in the sidebar.

Some Americans take their Christmas decorations down promptly after December 25.

Others do so directly after Epiphany.

I’m an American, and I’ve still got that “Christmas 2019” photo up? An explanation may be in order. Or maybe not. I’ll explain, anyway.

I figure we’re still in Christmastide, which could have ended with Epiphany.¹

But didn’t, apparently.

My region’s Christmas 2019 – 2020 calendar shows the Christmas season running until next Sunday, when we celebrate our Lord’s baptism. Again, sort of.

I’ve talked about that before, and plan to do so again:

• “12 Days of Christmas, Plus 1”
  (January 4, 2020)
• “Christmas, Octaves and History”
  (December 31, 2019)
• “Christmas: Still Celebrating”
  (December 24, 2019)
• “Epiphany: Still Shining”
  (January 6, 2019)
• “Epiphany Sunday”
  (January 8, 2017)

¹ Celebrations and seasons:

• Wikipedia
  • Baptism of the Lord
  • Candlemas
  • Christmastide
  • Epiphany (holiday)
  • Twelve Days of Christmas/Twelvetide
• USCCB (United States Conference of Catholic Bishops)
  • Christmas 2019
  • Christmas Calendar December 2019 – January 2020
  • Liturgical Year