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IT'S Boxing Day

Thank you!!! back atcha... now, im always up for learning something new to me... what is The Commonwealth of Nations and what is Boxing Day? probably should have asked first before  wishing it back and thanking you,but it seems in good spirits... so DITTO!!!
 
JUR-Z-Devil said:
Thank you!!! back atcha... now, im always up for learning something new to me... what is The Commonwealth of Nations and what is Boxing Day? probably should have asked first before  wishing it back and thanking you,but it seems in good spirits... so DITTO!!!
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From Wikipedia "The Commonwealth of Nations is a voluntary association of 52 independent and sovereign states. Most are former British colonies or dependencies of these colonies".
In Australia, Boxing Day means beer and cricket.
 
It kind of originated for the "help" to have a day off. The next weekday after Christmas is when the servants would be sent home with a box of gifts, goodies, a bonus etc, to be with their families.

Sometimes trades people would take boxes around, filling them with donations for the needy.

The Commonwealth of nations, Great Britain, Canada, Australia, India, etc all consider Boxing Day a national holiday and the banks are closed.

Party on! :cheers:
 
In Canada it has turned into the shopping equivalent of Black Friday, since they changed the law letting stores open on boxing day about 25 yrs ago. Biggest sales day of the year for retail stores.
 
I always thought it had to do with returning gifts day after, and all you see is pissed off people on the streets with boxes lol.
 
Cuz here on the news you always see how big of a retun day it is.
 
Many folks who offer input  on  THP  (Commonwealth  of Pepper :cool: ) are/were part of the Commonwealth of Nations..it is  a melting pot here...which I love.
I still refer to today as "Boxing Day" in the ole USA  & I recall as a kid how much fun it was,it was one of the biggest Holiday,visiting friends,lots of partying, just a joyful day. :dance:  :dance:
                                      (FYI)             Fifty two countries are members of the Commonwealth
AFRICA:

Botswana
Cameroon
Ghana
Kenya
Lesotho
Malawi
Mauritius
Mozambique
Namibia
Nigeria
Rwanda
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Swaziland
Uganda
United Republic of Tanzania
Zambia

Asia

Bangladesh
Brunei Darussalam
India
Malaysia
Pakistan
Singapore
Sri Lanka

Caribbean and Americas

Antigua and Barbuda
Bahamas, The
Barbados
Belize
Canada
Dominica
Grenada
Guyana
Jamaica
Saint Lucia
St Kitts and Nevis
St Vincent and The Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago

Europe

Cyprus
Malta
United Kingdom

Pacific

Australia
Fiji
Kiribati
Nauru
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
 
The Hot Pepper said:
I always thought it had to do with returning gifts day after, and all you see is pissed off people on the streets with boxes lol.
 
Cuz here on the news you always see how big of a retun day it is.
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Very few stores allow returns on boxing day here, they are too busy. Tomorrow will be crazy return day
 
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