Christmastide is the season of celebration after Christmas, a season of joy. During this period we celebrate events in the child life of Our Lord: the Circumcision, the Epiphany, the Feast of the Holy Family, the Purification, etc. The length of this period is regulated by the position of Septuagesima Sunday, which may occur any time between January 16 and February 22.
The period after Christmas symbolizes the youth of Jesus, the years that intervened between His birth and the beginning of His public life. We call this His hidden life in Nazareth.
In our house, the ornaments come off the tree, the red skirt is replaced with green and the Angel on the top becomes a crown. The lights and gold bead garland stays.
We go from Christmas tree to Epiphany tree until Jan. 6th
we do not take the tree down until Jan 6th....the priest at my son’s church stated the same sentiment.