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January 13: St. Knut's Day (Finland, Sweden)
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1-13-2009 5:33 AM
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egsnyder
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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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