  Pam Member Username: Pam Post Number: 27 Registered: 11-2005 Posted From: 67.107.47.65 |
3 weeks past Christmas and the CM tree is still up. Anyone know when it is coming down? (Message edited by Pam on January 13, 2006) | ||
Skulker Member Username: Skulker Post Number: 3380 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 67.103.104.93 |
After the Winterblast | ||
Johnnny5 Member Username: Johnnny5 Post Number: 133 Registered: 06-2005 Posted From: 71.227.95.4 |
Maybe they plan on decorating it for the Super Bowl, Valentines day and Easter. | ||
Jsmyers Member Username: Jsmyers Post Number: 1341 Registered: 12-2003 Posted From: 209.131.7.68 |
Traditionally, Christmas celebrations started basically on Christmas Eve, and went all the way to January 6th. To some extent, many of our subcultures still practice that. I went to a party on Kings Day (January 6) that a Mexican grad student put on. | ||
Rms Member Username: Rms Post Number: 7 Registered: 11-2005 Posted From: 141.211.114.43 |
Technically Christmas starts on Dec 25 and just ended on Jan 6 (with Epiphany)....remember the Twelve Days of Christmas? Our very commercial culture won't let us celebrate one holiday at a time. They have started pushing Christmas marketing earlier and earlier. It used to be that people complained that it interfered with Thanksgiving. This year I saw the first Christmas push of advertising just before Halloween! And on Nov 1 WNIC switched to solid Christmas music. Sheesh. So naturally, with that kind of saturation, most people are sick of it and start tearing down stuff by New Years, if it even lasts that long. I for one am not sick of it yet, since I do my best to ignore it all until the week before Christmas starts. At least the tree at Campus Martius adds a seasonal (not just holiday) change and is pretty. The Winterblast seems a good thing to leave it up for. The tree is impressive and they are still able to allow the fountain underneath to do its thing in a scaled down manner. I'm sure it goes up at considerable expense. It would seem a shame not keep it up for our one major winter outdoor festival. I do agree that it should come down soon after Winterblast. | ||
Hamtramck_steve Member Username: Hamtramck_steve Post Number: 2624 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 204.25.242.51 |
Considering that Christmas on the Orthodox calendar was less than a week ago, I think they should leave it up. I've never quite understood the rush to take down the decorations. It's the dreariest time of the year, and we can't leave it up past New Year's Day? Maybe if they didn't go up in the stores in September, we wouldn't be sick of them the day after Christmas. I've started referring to the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas as "Consumer-mas Time" (not that I'm the originator of that idea) and "Christmas Time" as beginning on the 25th and running for the historical 12 Days. | ||
Mackinaw Member Username: Mackinaw Post Number: 1139 Registered: 02-2005 Posted From: 141.211.174.241 |
Jsmeyers and H_steve, as a corollary, you could definitly make a legitimate case that the Christmas season goes until February 2nd, the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord (this is from at least a Catholic point of view I know). Great last point, H_Steve...from Christmas through January is the time to hear Christmas songs, not so much leading up. Playing songs before Christmas is just so that people will get in the spirit and buy, buy, buy. Anyhow, the tree makes C-Martius festive as hopefully will be up for three more weeks (SP XL). | ||
Pam Member Username: Pam Post Number: 28 Registered: 11-2005 Posted From: 67.107.47.65 |
Actually not a bad idea, otherwise I think a Christmas tree in Feb. is going to look silly. | ||
Susanarosa Member Username: Susanarosa Post Number: 664 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 68.79.116.168 |
Old superstitions are to have all of your christmas decorations down before Twelfth Night (the epiphany)or the rest of your year will be accursed. | ||
Psip Member Username: Psip Post Number: 835 Registered: 04-2005 Posted From: 69.246.13.131 |
I can think of a few other trees that need to come down, like the one on the roof on the Fort Shelby and the Lafayette. | ||
Supersport Member Username: Supersport Post Number: 9754 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 64.118.137.226 |
KEEP THAT SCHITT UP! | ||
Lmichigan Member Username: Lmichigan Post Number: 3007 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 67.172.95.197 |
Well, with bulk pick-up not....  | ||
Naturalsister Member Username: Naturalsister Post Number: 431 Registered: 11-2004 Posted From: 68.42.169.65 |
Quote: KEEP THAT SCHITT UP! Enough said. later - naturalsister | ||
Leoqueen Member Username: Leoqueen Post Number: 939 Registered: 07-2004 Posted From: 64.12.116.204 |
Last year my tree stayed up until April | ||
East_detroit Member Username: East_detroit Post Number: 470 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 69.212.169.194 |
Which would look better for the Motown Winter Blast? The fountain with alternating colors... The tree with lights... | ||
Shark Member Username: Shark Post Number: 172 Registered: 12-2003 Posted From: 69.208.246.194 |
Keep it up, it looks nice. | ||
Kurwo Member Username: Kurwo Post Number: 816 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 68.100.112.29 |
Have we had the troublingly named Feast of the Circumcision yet? +++ Upon the Circumcision John Milton YE flaming Powers, and winged Warriours bright, That erst with Musick, and triumphant song First heard by happy watchful Shepherds ear, So sweetly sung your Joy the Clouds along Through the soft silence of the list'ning night; Now mourn, and if sad share with us to bear Your fiery essence can distill no tear, Burn in your sighs, and borrow Seas wept from our deep sorrow, He who with all Heav'ns heraldry whileare Enter'd the world, now bleeds to give us ease; Alas, how soon our sin Sore doth begin His Infancy to sease! O more exceeding love or law more just? Just law indeed, but more exceeding love! For we by rightfull doom remediles Were lost in death, till he that dwelt above High thron'd in secret bliss, for us frail dust Emptied his glory, ev'n to nakednes; And that great Cov'nant which we still transgress Intirely satisfi'd, And the full wrath beside Of vengeful Justice bore for our excess, And seals obedience first with wounding smart This day, but O ere long Huge pangs and strong Will pierce more neer his heart. | ||
Zulu_warrior Member Username: Zulu_warrior Post Number: 2430 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 64.12.116.204 |
"Every Day is Christmas, and every night is New Year's Eve." -Sade | ||
Hamtramck_steve Member Username: Hamtramck_steve Post Number: 2627 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 69.215.243.150 |
The Feast of the Circumcision is the 8th day after Christmas, so the western Church took care of it on January 1. Those churches using the old calendar celebrated it yesterday, I think. | ||
Jerome81 Member Username: Jerome81 Post Number: 890 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 64.142.86.133 |
Will they put up a sign? "This tree was illegally cut" ha. | ||
Solarflare Member Username: Solarflare Post Number: 364 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 63.69.106.29 |
After that it can be used to mark a giant ice-fishing hole. | ||
Susanarosa Member Username: Susanarosa Post Number: 676 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 208.39.170.90 |
Are my eyes deceiving me or are that tearing that tree down? | ||
Psip Member Username: Psip Post Number: 880 Registered: 04-2005 Posted From: 69.246.13.131 |
Sure looks like they are doing something  http://www.campusmartiuspark.org/webcam.htm | ||
Susanarosa Member Username: Susanarosa Post Number: 677 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 208.39.170.90 |
From outside my window I can see a cherry picker off Woodward and the bottom of the tree is gone... | ||
Psip Member Username: Psip Post Number: 881 Registered: 04-2005 Posted From: 69.246.13.131 |
Gotta make room for a beer tent. | ||
Susanarosa Member Username: Susanarosa Post Number: 678 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 208.39.170.90 |
Seriously? | ||
Bsu Member Username: Bsu Post Number: 99 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 207.7.255.230 |
I was just in Campus Martius park a couple of hours ago and a work crew was cutting branches off the bottom of the tree. It appeared they were taking it down. Sorry to change the subject but I just have to say,I was amazed by the amount of work going on all over downtown. It's hard to point out one area or project anymore, because there are just too many. Keep up the good work Detroit. |
