#DuvetKnowItsChristmas: The odd places we sleep at Christmas
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Christmas is often a time to visit family and loved ones - but as we cram into family homes the lack of sleeping space can quickly become apparent.
Some on social media have been using the hashtag #DuvetKnowItsChrismas to share photos of their unusual sleeping arrangements at relatives' houses.
The trend was started in 2011 by writer and musician Rhodri Marsden, who invites people to share the unusual places they find themselves sleeping as they visit family for Christmas each year.
One Twitter user from Cambridge shared some snaps of the camper van he is calling home. In an apparent nod to the festive period, the van has been decorated with a string of fairy lights.
#DuvetKnowItsChristmas jackpot - in the camper van on the drive. Who cares if it's frosty out! @rhodri pic.twitter.com/IucRylJvc5
— Dave S (@Ramblin_Dave) December 25, 2018
Another social media user from London found themselves sleeping in a room decorated with glow-in-the-dark spiders.
.@rhodri This is my girlfriend's childhood room, hasn't changed since she moved out. Not for the arachnophobes (it still glows in the dark!). Oh and it's top to bottom purple. #DuvetKnowItsChrismas pic.twitter.com/q1UFc7qAyA
— Bob (@RawkBob) December 25, 2018
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@rhodri @rhodri At nearly 50, husband and I are no longer making a dive for the top bunk. Flipping a coin for the ease of rolling in/out of the lower deck for the next 2 days 🙂 #DuvetKnowItsChristmas #Shelter pic.twitter.com/KFLsIWUi0D
— Little Scrapes (@LittleScrapes) December 24, 2018
Eleanor Binks shared photographs of her mother's "religious room" where she would be bedding down.
She said she was "very grateful to be a part of this very full house".
Joining in with #duvetknowitschristmas - as the youngest person in a full house I’m sleeping in my vicar mum’s aptly named religious room*. 3 pictures of Christ watching over me.
— Eleanor Binks (@ellie_binks) December 23, 2018
*today & every day, very grateful to be a part of this very full house 💜 pic.twitter.com/DPrRAn4AGH
Many people shared that they would be sleeping on the sofa this year.
Mum's flung the spare duvet at the sofa, but Nan's still watching TV so no chance of sleep yet. Have been given a sheet this year so I don't stick to the leather sofa #luxury #DuvetKnowItsChristmas @rhodri pic.twitter.com/sUIyLlHQou
— Mild Peril (@mildperil) December 24, 2018
I’m here in my dad & stepmum’s office. My husband & son are in the guest room laughing it up. Merry Christmas Eve! pic.twitter.com/soYBtwJT8S
— Rachael Robinson (@herestillhere) December 24, 2018
Bringing family members together under one roof at Christmas can sometimes lead to conflict. Lara found herself "enduring #DuvetKnowItsChristmas" after chasing her owner's in-law's cat.
Don't forget our pets who are also enduring #DuvetKnowItsChristmas here is Lara behind bars after chasing the in-law's cat @rhodri pic.twitter.com/E748hjbn25
— Luke Block (@Luke_Block) December 24, 2018
Others have been sharing examples of the "ancient artefacts" unearthed while rummaging through their childhood bedrooms.
Ancient artifacts found in my wife’s childhood bedroom. pic.twitter.com/YNx0mdNqXs
— Jacob Hall (@JacobSHall) December 22, 2018
Many rediscovered long-forgotten treasures hidden at the back of cupboards and drawers.
unearthed some literary GEMS in my childhood bedroom tonight pic.twitter.com/CMtOoDb8cN
— Laura Franco (@lcf42) December 20, 2018
Some took the opportunity to reflect on their changing cultural tastes.
Fewer things more humbling than being in your childhood bedroom and seeing what stuff you thought was really cool when you were 16
— Ben Mitchell (@BSMitchell1) December 24, 2018
Finding lots of very good things in my childhood bedroom this evening pic.twitter.com/07vjRZIvkU
— kevin flynn 🌀 (@flynncredible) December 24, 2018
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