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My friends and I were noticing some twinkling lights out in people’s yards already. Might as well get them up before the weather gets too cold, one said. As long as you light up only the yellow or orange ones right now, you can claim they celebrate Halloween.

We got to talking and decided that if a person planned well, he could leave the lights up pretty much all year around and still be able to celebrate each holiday properly.

White lights can be out almost any time of year.

Yellow and orange are good for Halloween through Thanksgiving.

Then, through Christmas, all colors of lights are fair game.

January is back to white only, but in February, plug in those pink and red ones for Valentine’s Day. In March, switch on the green ones for St. Patrick’s Day. In April, maybe the white and yellow ones for Easter.

Then, from Memorial Day in may, through Flag day in June, through Independence Day in July, the red, white and blue lights are totally appropriate.

Ok, maybe in August, the yards are dark. But the sun shines pretty late into the day during August, so maybe we don’t need twinkly lights.

In September, start over again with the yellow and orange ones to celebrate fall.

Do you decorate your yard for any holidays? If so, where do you store the decorations during the off season?