How to get rid of Icons on Desktop?

I have Documents and Pictures folders in Macintosh HD and as icons on the Desktop. When I clean up the Desktop by dragging the icons to Trash in the dock, that works OK. But later when I try to access anything via Documents or Pictures on the HD I get a message that it can't be opened because it's in Trash, and I must drag it out of Trash. How can I get rid of the icons on Desktop and still access stuff in Documents and Pictures?

Drag the icons on the desktop to the folder in the Finder's sidebar with the house icon, renaming folders as needed.
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