How do you set up a real Christmas tree?
How do you put a fresh cut Christmas tree up?
Freshly cut trees absorb as much as a gallon of water a day. Check the stand daily, and make sure the bottom of the trunk is always immersed. Before decorating the tree, place a sheet on the floor to catch needles. Put up lights and garlands first, ornaments last.
Does a real Christmas tree need to sit before decorating?
Make sure the tree is straight.
Before decorating let the tree sit for a while to “settle” into its shape.
When should you put up a real Christmas tree?
Tradition dictates that Christmas trees should be put up at the beginning of Advent, which begins on the fourth Sunday before Christmas. This year, Advent begins on Sunday 29 November 2020.
Is it unlucky to put up Christmas tree early?
Why? Well, as doctor Martin Johnes, author of Christmas and the British: A Modern History (£17.31, amazon.co.uk) explains, putting your decorations up sooner, rather than later, was traditionally meant to bring bad luck. Nowadays, traditions have shifted a little, with people buying their trees earlier and earlier.