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Jinger Vuolo, who is famous for her role in the reality television show ‘Counting On’ as well as being a co-host of a podcast, made a very humorous but at the same time honest comment regarding the holiday tree that had been up for a long time and this has opened her up a lot. Besides, she was the one who started the discussion on the subject of holiday traditions and how difficult it is to get rid of things after the season. Jinger produced a video in a light-hearted manner to show her personality and she expected her followers to respond with their own stories of when they take down their festive lights, while at the same time admitting that she might get criticized for her behavior. Jinger Vuolo also recently shared glimpses of a perfect California weekend.
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The video starts with Jinger addressing the audience directly. ‘Some of you might think I’m crazy after seeing this,’ she confesses to the viewers with a smile. One reason for the Christmas tree taking up space in the living room could be the upcoming holidays like Valentine’s Day and Easter, but she finally says she is not like that. ‘Unless this tree, it’s been here forever, and it feels like it’s part of the family,’ she is reflecting before making the final decision to eliminate it. Not only does she mention a useful tip, but she also indicates that she will be sending a storage bag link to anyone who comments ‘tree.’
Her message is quite simple and can be broken down into three segments: ‘Don’t Judge… it was time 🎄,’ a proclamation followed by a query that invited countless similar responses. ‘Confession time- what’s the longest you have waited to take your Christmas tree down?’
The query struck the right note, thus we could see the division of the community into one part who schedules the tree removing with precision and another who delays the event just for the fun of it. Many of the people who viewed the tree as still up were quite assured in their responses. ‘My tree is up and decorated 😬. I got a 12ft tree this year and I just don’t feel like taking it down yet… My 9-month-old daughter loves looking at it, so it’s going to be around for a while.’ Most people’s thinking was that winter months, besides being dark and cold, are also the time for family and the tree to help lighten up the atmosphere. A similar comment was, ‘My big tree is still up, it just has no decorations on it. #it’s still dark by 6 and cold out so it’s staying to keep my mood up in the evening. ❤️’
Some of the respondents shared their traditions along with the religious teachings. ‘We keep our tree until January 6th (little Christmas)’ one responder said, implying the Christian feast of Epiphany when Christ is manifested to the Gentiles. Somebody else mentioned their celebration: ‘We will keep it up till we celebrate the ending of the holidays on February 2nd.’ The arrival of this date, known as Candlemas, caught the attention of the community members and led to a small thread of agreement and clarification among the commenters.
The confessions became very emotional and a few users shared their most personal reasons for the tree not being taken down yet. One heart-touching response was, ‘One tree took me 5 years to take down!!! The sad part is that I never decorated it again after that year. It was the tree that my dad helped put up, and he died later that year. But we decided to do it again this year, and it brought us so much joy!!! I bet he was smiling down from Heaven.’ This story changed the subject from one of chaos to one of remembering and healing.
Not everyone was, however, in agreement with the extension of the season. A group of ‘early takedown’ advocates was bold enough, one of them uttered directly, ‘Absolutely no- mine is down the day after New Year’s if not before.’ Another added, ‘I dismantled it on the 27th. The longest I’ve kept it was until 1/5, years ago!! 😆’
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Jinger’s humorous comment, along with the following conversation, represents an experience that everyone goes through when dealing with the post-holiday period. The taking down of the decorations usually marks the start of a new daily routine, and this can feel like a sudden shift after enjoying the warm and cozy atmosphere of Christmas. The feedbacks signal a similar longing among people to keep that light on, whether it is for practical reasons like fighting the seasonal darkness, being obedient to religious practices or just for the happiness that comes with it. In fact, the discussion which began with Jinger Vuolo’s amusing dilemma ended up being a soothing reminder that transitioning from the holiday season back to everyday life can be very different for each of us, and there is no one right way to deal with that. It seems that the tree will only be taken down when its time comes, much like the quiet weekend moments Jeremy Vuolo has shared. Her husband, Jeremy, was also the subject of a heartfelt birthday tribute from Jinger.