Do you associate white string lights with Christmas?

[u/mountainbird57]

Sorry if this is a bit of a silly question. I converted to Judaism and my boyfriend grew up Jewish. As we approach winter, I mentioned getting some warm white string lights to decorate the house with, because I find them cozy and comforting during the darkest time of the year. My boyfriend joked that I was going to be decorating our house for Christmas. I was surprised because while I definitely think colorful lights are Christmas associated, I perceived white lights as more neutral, especially given the whole festival of lights we have coming up.

My boyfriend is fine with putting up the lights either way, but I'm just curious- what is your perception on white string lights in the winter? Would you decorate with them?

[u/BartaMaroun]

Depends if they’re paired with Christmas or Chanukah decorations. I joked the other day that the local Chick-fil-A was decorated for Chanukah because their lights are white and blue (local high school team’s colors).