Month: August 2022

Christmas is celebrated around the world and is a popular holiday for all. With that said, it comes as no surprise that there are millions of ways for you to celebrate it. From the beginning, Christmas is a steeped tradition bringing people together. Families celebrating the tremendous tradition throughout centuries show their beliefs and customs when attending the festivities. Here we look at our personal favorites to get your holiday spirit ready and moving.

First Invest in Christmas Trees

The main attraction is putting up Christmas treesadorned with lights and decorations. The best part is you can choose to put up a live or artificial Christmas tree. In addition, you can find one available as a pre-lit Christmas tree. The choices are endless.

You find people setting up their tree at the start of December while others put up a tree a day or two before Christmas Day. Then you have families leaving their trees up way after the special day until the start of January.

No matter your traditions, the first important thing is to have a tree placing the first decoration in front of the window.

Now Decorate Your Home Inside and Out

Next, we have another crucial part of the tradition: to decorate your home and not only your Christmas trees. If you live in the northern hemisphere, you might be lucky to have snow outside on the ground. You can start with your decorations earlier than in other parts of the hemisphere.

The truth is that the tradition of decorating a house goes back centuries, and you most likely grew up with it. During the festive holidays, kids around the world help to decorate homes. They used to draw candy canes to hang on walls.

They made wreaths with what they could find and placed candles on their trees. But today, we are fortunate enough to buy Christmas decorations inside and outside the home. Decorate your door with a wreath and adorn the living place inside and out with fairy lights.

Wrap your Christmas trees with multiple baubles and garlands to celebrate the festive day with family and friends.

Time To Do Some Christmas Shopping

Yes, by decorating the home with your trees, people give each other presents. You can head to the stores to buy family and friends presents. Or you can make them yourself, making it much more personal. You need not gift someone presents but can provide them with each with a personalized bauble with their name written on it.

Time to Celebrate Christmas

Now that you have everything in place, Christmas Eve arrives. For many families, the tradition is to gather around in the home with Christmas Day preparations. While others party into the night. Many people do their last-minute shopping on the day. While others choose to decorate the Christmas tree on that day. The important thing is to do something with the family while enjoying eggnog. Families open their gifts that night while others wait for Christmas Day to arrive.

No matter what your Christmas traditions are, the important thing is the Christmas spirit bringing everyone together for the special occasion.

When it comes to holiday decorating, lighting is a big part of the fun. But with so many options available, it can be hard to know what’s safe, what’s not and how much light you need.

Here are some tips to help you stay safe and enjoy your decorations this holiday season:

Use the right lights

Only use lights that are approved by a recognized testing laboratory such as UL or ETL. In addition, use outdoor-rated extension cords and light strings. These cords are designed to withstand outdoor use, so they won’t overheat when in use for extended periods of time.

Check cords before using them

Check all cords for damage or wear before plugging them in and turning them on. Replace damaged cords immediately to reduce the risk of electrical shock.

Follow instructions carefully when installing lights on trees

Use heavy duty staples or nails to fasten light strings securely onto tree branches so they can’t be pulled down by small children or pets who might climb them (or run into them).

Choose bulbs carefully

Light bulbs can get extremely hot while they’re turned on — especially incandescent bulbs which generate more heat than LED bulbs do — so be sure not to touch them while they’re lit up.

Don’t overload circuits

Many homes have fewer electrical outlets than needed for all their holiday lights. If you need more outlets, talk to an electrician about installing more.

Use GFCI outlets and extension cords with surge protectors

A GFCI outlet will shut off power if it detects water on its contacts or if there’s a short circuit within the outlet itself. Extension cords should be plugged into GFCI outlets whenever possible because they have built-in safety features that help protect your home from electrical fires caused by faulty wiring or damaged extension cords. If there are no GFCI outlets nearby, buy a surge protector for each extension cord and plug only one string of lights into each surge protector.

Make sure that all electrical cords are in good condition

If they appear frayed or worn out, replace them before using them with holiday lights.

Keep all wires away from heat sources like radiators or furnaces

This includes extension cords as well as wires inside walls or power strips where they can be exposed to heat sources such as ovens or fireplaces.

Never let children play with extension cords or Christmas tree lights while they’re plugged in. It’s easy for kids to get hurt by touching exposed wires and getting shocked by electricity if they’re playing with something live.

Never leave holiday lights on

It’s not worth taking the chance that someone will trip over one of the cords and get hurt by tripping over it or by falling onto something sharp like broken glass.

Test your electrical connections

Make sure that power cords are in good condition and securely connected before plugging them into an outlet.