Do you have Boxing Day where you live?

[0ptima]

In North America, December 26 is called Boxing Day and most stores have great deals on merchandise. Its a one day sale and people line up for hours to try to ca$h in on the savings. Besides North America, where else does this event occur?

[Freddie Bingham]

Canada, New Zealand, Australia and Britain is what a quick web search reveals. While Dec 25th is a busy shopping day in the U.S., we don't have this day as a Holiday nor do I see anyone refer to it as "Boxing Day".

[pablo]

we have it in Éire too, the lasting effects of British Rule I suppose, but people call it St. Stephens day too.

[0ptima]

Some people were waiting 6 hours to get sstuff on sale!!! I just bought online to get the same deals!!!

[Brian Briscoe]

Yeah, right now I am in Buffalo, New York, about 15 minutes from the Canadian Border and the stores are totally packed because of Boxing Day Sales.

[Chris Gwynne]

Yep, Boxing Day it is. Many sales!

[cirisme]

Sales must be intense if the day is called Boxing Day

[P.Jackson]

still alot of shops arnt open though we usually have January sales which continue on from boxing day

[trackpads]

In North America, December 26 is called Boxing Day and most stores have great deals on merchandise. Its a one day sale and people line up for hours to try to ca$h in on the savings. Besides North America, where else does this event occur?

The Edwards Household on Payday ;-) I have kids!

[Wayne Luke]

In North America, December 26 is called Boxing Day and most stores have great deals on merchandise. Its a one day sale and people line up for hours to try to ca$h in on the savings. Besides North America, where else does this event occur?

This is more of a Canadian thing. Never celebrated Boxing Day in the United States, though I suspect some people who come from strong Loyalist backgrounds would continue to celebrate one of the British Empire's holidays even after this many years because of family tradition.

We do have big sales after Christmas in the United States but it isn't any kind of official holiday.

[Wayne Luke]

Sales must be intense if the day is called Boxing Day

I believe it is a reference to the Lords giving gifts to the peasants who served in their household during the year. Since the peasants had to work on Christmas, they got their boxes full of gifts and hand-me-downs on December 26th.

http://www.web-holidays.com/boxing/

[DarkDelight.net]

I believe it is a reference to the Lords giving gifts to the peasants who served in their household during the year. Since the peasants had to work on Christmas, they got their boxes full of gifts and hand-me-downs on December 26th.

http://www.web-holidays.com/boxing/

Sound's like Tonya's In-Laws still follow this custom

[IDN]

Canada, New Zealand, Australia and Britain is what a quick web search reveals. While Dec 25th is a busy shopping day in the U.S., we don't have this day as a Holiday nor do I see anyone refer to it as "Boxing Day".

I thought the day after Thanks Giving dubbed "Black Friday" was the busist day of the year for shopping?

[dynamite]

While Dec 25th is a busy shopping day in the U.S.

Freddie, where are you from?!?! On Dec 25th where I live, you can't hardly find a gas station open, let alone it be a busy shopping day. Did you mean the 26th?

[Freddie Bingham]

Of course, the 26th.