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October first is a stretch already, in my opinion.
In olden times, people used to decorate the day before the holiday.
Just because the crotchety old neighbor wants to lay down the law, it doesn't mean she's wrong.

But, I'm sure you'll do just as you please...
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How old were those times?  Because holiday decorations before holidays has been a thing for a very long time.   We don't need to follow social customs from 1892 and someone who is insisting on them is wrong.

I think that generally October is good but when October 1st is a Tuesday decorating the weekend before instead of the weekend after.

I once lived in an HOA which had a rule of holiday decorations exactly one month before or after the holiday.  One year Thanksgiving was on like 11/22 and the next day we hung up a Christmas wreath the kids made in preschool.  Someone lodged a formal complaint that it was more than a month before Christmas.

So, the next year we had Halloween decorations up till 11/31.  Because hey, one month before or after.  I'm pretty sure based on the scowls they would have been delighted if we'd replaced them with a Christmas wreath.[/quote]

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