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Happy Boxing Day!!
Boxing day is another Christmas day for Britain and other countries to make the holiday longer, so that they can see extended family members. Check us out though!
Canadian observance
In Canada, Boxing Day is observed as a holiday, except (in some cases) for those in the retail business. Boxing Day and the days immediately following are when many retail stores sell their Christmas and retired model products by holding clearance sales. Some shoppers will line up for hours at night (sometimes before midnight and after midnight on December 26) for retailers to open their doors. Except in Quebec, retailers often open their stores earlier than usual, such as 6 or 7 am. Some retail companies internally refer to the sales week after Christmas as the "thirteenth month." (See Boxing Week.) It is similar to Black Friday (the day after Thanksgiving) in the United States. Boxing Day 2005 was the single largest economic transaction day ever in the history of Canadian commerce (according to Visa). Individual big box stores can even gross over $1,000,000(CAN) on one single boxing day.
However, in some cities, retail stores are not permitted to open on Boxing Day because of municipal regulations; in those cities, Boxing Day sales begin on December 27.
In addition to the retail aspect of the holiday, Boxing Day also serves as a second day for families to gather for dinner and to exchange gifts. Boxing Day Dinner is, in many ways, just as much a part of many families traditions as Christmas Dinner itself.
From Wikipedia.
Consumer whores we are. Thankfully I'll be working to make money today, not spend it. The boy is going out to get an "upconverting" DVD player. Apparently when you get a new TV you need new everything. HD cable box, upconverting DVD player, new stand, and now I wonder how we justify the High Def couch and coffee table set, which I assume will be easy as the evil TV emits its money sucking rays. :)
Boxing day is another Christmas day for Britain and other countries to make the holiday longer, so that they can see extended family members. Check us out though!
Canadian observance
In Canada, Boxing Day is observed as a holiday, except (in some cases) for those in the retail business. Boxing Day and the days immediately following are when many retail stores sell their Christmas and retired model products by holding clearance sales. Some shoppers will line up for hours at night (sometimes before midnight and after midnight on December 26) for retailers to open their doors. Except in Quebec, retailers often open their stores earlier than usual, such as 6 or 7 am. Some retail companies internally refer to the sales week after Christmas as the "thirteenth month." (See Boxing Week.) It is similar to Black Friday (the day after Thanksgiving) in the United States. Boxing Day 2005 was the single largest economic transaction day ever in the history of Canadian commerce (according to Visa). Individual big box stores can even gross over $1,000,000(CAN) on one single boxing day.
However, in some cities, retail stores are not permitted to open on Boxing Day because of municipal regulations; in those cities, Boxing Day sales begin on December 27.
In addition to the retail aspect of the holiday, Boxing Day also serves as a second day for families to gather for dinner and to exchange gifts. Boxing Day Dinner is, in many ways, just as much a part of many families traditions as Christmas Dinner itself.
From Wikipedia.
Consumer whores we are. Thankfully I'll be working to make money today, not spend it. The boy is going out to get an "upconverting" DVD player. Apparently when you get a new TV you need new everything. HD cable box, upconverting DVD player, new stand, and now I wonder how we justify the High Def couch and coffee table set, which I assume will be easy as the evil TV emits its money sucking rays. :)