Boxing Day
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satellitedriver
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I thought boxing day was an English tradition.
Canada is under the French influence.
PAX
Canada is under the French influence.
PAX
From Wikipedia
Boxing Day is a public holiday celebrated in the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand and Australia and many other Commonwealth countries on December 26, the day after Christmas Day;[1][2] or alternatively on the next weekday after Christmas.
I think in the US the day after Christmas is "National Hangover Day" and "please don't make me go to work, I just got done with Peak Season."
Boxing Day is a public holiday celebrated in the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand and Australia and many other Commonwealth countries on December 26, the day after Christmas Day;[1][2] or alternatively on the next weekday after Christmas.
I think in the US the day after Christmas is "National Hangover Day" and "please don't make me go to work, I just got done with Peak Season."
Dirty Savage
Paranoid Android
Muahahahha! That's cute!
satellitedriver
Moderator
satellitedriver
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Dirty Savage
Paranoid Android
Ummm, am I missing something? Don't you U.S. UPSers get Boxing Day as a paid day off as well?
No dude, we have Canada Day for that.
No dude, we have Canada Day for that.
Hmmm....maybe it was me that missed something.
Is not Boxing Day celebrated by the well-off exchanging places with the less fortunate? Or the bosses exchanging places with the employees?
Tell us O Canadian Counterparts, what is Boxing Day, and how is it celebrated?
Is not Boxing Day celebrated by the well-off exchanging places with the less fortunate? Or the bosses exchanging places with the employees?
Tell us O Canadian Counterparts, what is Boxing Day, and how is it celebrated?
Dirty Savage
Paranoid Android
Boxing Day is celebrated by going out to go stand in line at some store at 6 a.m. in -30 degree weather in order to get that camera for $10 less than the sticker price.
Boxing Day is also a day to sleep off that hangover from too much Xmas dinner/drinks.
But for me, a worn-out UPSer, it is just a day to sit and relax and do nothing all day. That, in and of itself, is worth more than any gift I could possibly receive.
Brown Dog
Brown since 81
No, we US UPSrs don't get boxing day off, although I'm all for it. I, for one, don't even know what it is. Do you Canadians get Dec31st and Jan 1st off? I'm assuming you don't get July 4th off. Speaking of "getting off" the holidays are "the most wonderful time of the year"
I'm all for a "holiday" every week if you know what I mean.
I'm all for a "holiday" every week if you know what I mean.
traveler
Where next? Venice
Here's a short history of the day...
Some historians say the holiday developed because servants were required to work on Christmas Day, but took the following day off. As servants prepared to leave to visit their families, their employers would present them with gift boxes.
Another theory is that the boxes placed in churches where parishioners deposited coins for the poor were opened and the contents distributed on December 26, which is also the Feast of St. Stephen.
As time went by, Boxing Day gift giving expanded to include those who had rendered a service during the previous year. This tradition survives today as people give presents to tradesmen, mail carriers, doormen, porters, and others who have helped them.
Boxing Day is December 26, the day after Christmas, and is celebrated in Great Britain and in most areas settled by the English (the U.S. is the major exception), including Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
poozer2000
Active Member
and what a lovely day its been relaxing in front of the tv a few beers left over turkey cant believe you folks in the US have to work
hope you all had a good christmas and a good boxing day or st stephens day
Covemastah
Hoopah drives the boat Chief !!
I'm sendig a card to Ali [the greatest] and Joe Fraiser lol lol lol
