Have a question about boxing day ?

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I see that word on my calender not to sound dumb what is it ?

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Here ya go:

Boxing Day is traditionally the day following Christmas Day, when servants and tradespeople would receive gifts from their superiors[1] or employers, known as a "Christmas box". Today, Boxing Day is better known as a bank or public holiday that occurs on 26 December, or the first or second weekday after Christmas Day, depending on national or regional laws. It is observed in the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and some other Commonwealth nations.

In South Africa, Boxing Day was renamed to Day of Goodwill in 1994. In Ireland it is recognized as St. Stephen's Day (Irish: Lá Fhéile Stiofáin) or the Day of the Wren (Irish: Lá an Dreoilín).

In the Netherlands, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Austria, Germany, Scandinavia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland and Greece 26 December is celebrated as the Second Christmas Day.[2]

In Canada, Boxing Day takes place on 26 December and is a federal public holiday.[3] In Ontario, Boxing Day is a statutory holiday where all full-time workers receive time off with pay.[4]
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it is also Canada's equivalent of black Friday, for most stores its the biggest sales of the year.
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Dang awshucks!! You're like one of them there encyclopedias!! :lol:
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In Canada its a day off and a day when all the crazies hit the stores for sales.
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Aw Shucks, Wikipedia!!
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Bullzeye wrote:In Canada its a day off and a day when all the crazies hit the stores for sales.
Good day to go the other way and go hunting instead. :!: :!: :mrgreen:
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j.krug wrote:Dang awshucks!! You're like one of them there encyclopedias!! :lol:
Aint that the truth Jim, :shock: And i thought he was just a good ol'e boy from the hills of arkansas.. :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :lol: :lol:
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i always thought "boxing day" was the day you boxed-up all the crap ya' got for christmas that don't work or ya don't want and take it back to the store!
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Actually everyone celebrates my birthday on the 25th so they came up with Boxing Day so they could do Christmas seperately. :lol:

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wilson wrote:i always thought "boxing day" was the day you boxed-up all the crap ya' got for christmas that don't work or ya don't want and take it back to the store!

No its the other way around, its when all the retailers box up all the crap that was returned to the store all year and they try to re-sell it as super specials.
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