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In the USA at least, if you wish someone a "Merry Christmas" even after December 26th, they will kind of look at you funny, and especially after January 1st, when the Christmas season is considered long over. In the church we recognize the season we are in now as "Advent". During Advent you are in preparation for the coming of Christ, and you are supposed to be fasting (not feasting). No decorations up just yet, and you are in preparedness. Growing up we never put up our Christmas tree until December 23rd.
But even church people and Christians seem to celebrate Christmas more the way secular/retail people do. Once December 25th comes, it is only 1 day of Christmas, and the "Christmas Season" starts the day after Thanksgiving. I don't see why this would be. Some people even get it backwards as to thinking the "12 days of Christmas" starts on December 13th. It does not. I suppose very few people celebrate 12 days of Christmas because it would be very expensive to give presents all the12 days, but I think an observance wouldn't be costly. Is that how they do it Europe?
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