- Tree goes up
- 24 December (Heiliger Abend), following the same “surprise reveal” tradition as Germany
- Tree comes down
- 6 January (Epiphany), when the “Perchten” or Three Kings custom formally closes the season
- Local superstition
- No prominent removal superstition beyond the general Central European norm of not lingering past Epiphany.
Why that date
Shares Germany’s Christkind custom: the tree is traditionally decorated secretly and unveiled to children on Christmas Eve.
What actually happens
6 December (Nikolaustag, St Nicholas Day) functions as an informal earlier seasonal marker with its own gift-giving custom, but is distinct from the tree-raising date itself.
Taking it down again
6 January (Epiphany), when the “Perchten” or Three Kings custom formally closes the season. No prominent removal superstition beyond the general Central European norm of not lingering past Epiphany.
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