A puzzled Yankee

[sbk1234]

Call me ignorant, if you want, but here in the States Boxing Day is little more than an obscure mark in some calendars. I've never heard a single Boxing Day Carol. The Brady Bunch didn't do a Boxing Day reunion show. So, quite frankly, I don't know what Boxing Day really is. I'm fairly sure it has little to do with George Forman or Sugar Ray Leonard.

Fill me in, if you could.



And, even though I'm confused:

Happy Boxing Day to all, and to all, a good night!

 

[John Picard]

http://www.calendar-updates.com/info/holidays/canada/boxing.aspx

 

[WillsBabe]

Even before I clicked on this thread, I just knew it was going to be a question about Boxing Day. I must have got ESP from Santa this year!

 

[Locutus of Bored]

Boxing Day celebrates the first time someone discovered that it was easy to punch some keys to look this kind of stuff up on Google.

 

[trampledamage]

Back in the days before they made it illegal, it was a big day for fox hunting in England. I can remember going with my mum to look at the horses.

 

[Rincewiend]

Here in Holland it's called 2nd Christmas Day...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing_day

Boxing Day is a bank and public holiday in the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Switzerland, Germany, Greenland, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Nigeria, Jamaica and countries in the Commonwealth of Nations with a mainly Christian population. In South Africa this public holiday is now known as the Day of Goodwill. Though it is not an official holiday in the United States, the name "Boxing Day" for the day after Christmas has some currency among Americans, particularly those that live near the Canada – United States border.

 

[ShamelessMcBundy]

Well then what's a bank holiday?

 

[Pingfah]

^ Originally they were days on which the Bank of England did not trade, all religious holidays. Now they are just generally days when most businesses shut, although they still all have religious significance.

 

[Canadave]

Here in Canada, it's basically HOLY SHIT SAAAAAAALES! Day. It's kind of like our version of Black Friday.

 

[captcalhoun]

Well then what's a bank holiday?

which part of bank holiday don't you get? 'bank' or 'holiday'? it's not exactly quantum physics. it's not even rocket science.

banks have a holiday. bank holiday. seemples?

 

[ShamelessMcBundy]

Well then what's a bank holiday?

which part of bank holiday don't you get? 'bank' or 'holiday'? it's not exactly quantum physics. it's not even rocket science.

banks have a holiday. bank holiday. seemples?

Y'know ... you don't have to be condescending. We don't have bank holidays here. I was simply asking for clarification.


Thanks Pingfah for answering the question.

 

[Count Zero]

Here in Holland it's called 2nd Christmas Day...

Here in Germany, too.

 

[Zulu Romeo]

I should also add that bank holidays aren't always the same in Scotland. For example, January 4th 2010 will be a statutory bank holiday in Scotland (it's usually January 2nd but that falls on a Saturday in 2010, and in these situations usually the nearest weekday or Monday is taken off in lieu) but not in England or Wales.

http://www.2010bankholidays.co.uk/

 

[Daneel]

Here in Canada, it's basically HOLY SHIT SAAAAAAALES! Day. It's kind of like our version of Black Friday.

Yep. My mom wants to take me out in a few minutes to go shopping for shoes. I expect it will be chaos at the mall.

 

[Canadave]

Here in Canada, it's basically HOLY SHIT SAAAAAAALES! Day. It's kind of like our version of Black Friday.

Yep. My mom wants to take me out in a few minutes to go shopping for shoes. I expect it will be chaos at the mall.

Best of luck to you. I hunker down and avoid stores until at least the 28th or 29th.

 

[RoJoHen]

Well then what's a bank holiday?

which part of bank holiday don't you get? 'bank' or 'holiday'? it's not exactly quantum physics. it's not even rocket science.

banks have a holiday. bank holiday. seemples?

Y'know ... you don't have to be condescending. We don't have bank holidays here.

We don't? Pretty sure that's not true.

 

[RoJoHen]

Even before I clicked on this thread, I just knew it was going to be a question about Boxing Day. I must have got ESP from Santa this year!

And here I was thinking about the baseball team.

Seriously, this website is the only place I've ever heard Americans refer to themselves as Yankees.

 

[sbk1234]

Man, tough crowd.

 

[Canadave]

Even before I clicked on this thread, I just knew it was going to be a question about Boxing Day. I must have got ESP from Santa this year!

And here I was thinking about the baseball team.

Seriously, this website is the only place I've ever heard Americans refer to themselves as Yankees.

Really? I'm kind of surprised at that. I've heard it used lots, in the same way people say "Canuck," "Brit," "Aussie," etc.

 

[RoJoHen]

Even before I clicked on this thread, I just knew it was going to be a question about Boxing Day. I must have got ESP from Santa this year!

And here I was thinking about the baseball team.

Seriously, this website is the only place I've ever heard Americans refer to themselves as Yankees.

Really? I'm kind of surprised at that. I've heard it used lots, in the same way people say "Canuck," "Brit," "Aussie," etc.

Yeah, I've heard non-Americans refer to us as Yankees, but I never hear Americans use it for themselves.