January 13: St. Knut's Day (Finland, Sweden)

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	January 13: St. Knut's Day (Finland, Sweden)

egsnyder

1-13-2009 5:33 AM

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egsnyder says:

Christmas trees are taken down to mark the "official" close of the Christmas season.

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1-14-2009 12:10 AM

tanyamm

My Christmas tree goes up one week before Christmas and comes down on New Years day.

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