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What is December 26th called ?

  • 04-12-2009 10:21pm
    #1
    Liam Byrne
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,163 ✭✭✭✭


    Following on from another thread, I'm curious.

    What do people call December 26th ?

    What do you call December 26th? 520 votes

    St Stephen's Day
    0% 0 votes
    Stephen's Day
    46% 242 votes
    December 26th
    41% 214 votes
    Boxing Day (even though I'm Irish)
    2% 15 votes
    Boxing Day (I'm foreign, and we call it that at home)
    6% 34 votes
    Something else (even though I'm Irish)
    2% 14 votes
    Something else (what we call it at home)
    0% 1 vote


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Comments

  • #2
    My name is URL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,121 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    Saturday


  • #3
    brummytom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,572 ✭✭✭✭brummytom


    Boxing Day


  • #4
    Insect Overlord
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 30,996 Mod ✭✭✭✭Insect Overlord


    It's just another brick in the wall day of the year, to be honest.


  • #5
    Biggins
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,567 ✭✭✭✭Biggins


    "The day after"...?


  • #6
    Carsinian Thau
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,054 ✭✭✭Carsinian Thau


    St. Stephen's Day


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  • #7
    Biggins
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,567 ✭✭✭✭Biggins


    Carsinian Thau wrote: »
    St. Stephen's Day

    Baaa humbug :(


  • #8
    Davidius
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,893 ✭✭✭Davidius


    St. Stephen's Day.


  • #9
    maryjane007
    Closed Accounts Posts: 99 ✭✭maryjane007


    stephens day


  • #10
    phasers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,159 ✭✭✭✭phasers


    Stephenziz day


  • #11
    Cupcake_Crisis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,448 ✭✭✭✭Cupcake_Crisis


    The day after christmas


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  • #12
    brummytom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,572 ✭✭✭✭brummytom


    The recovery?


  • #13
    Latchy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,191 ✭✭✭✭Latchy


    St Stephens day or Boxing day ,I have no preference

    (even though my first name is Stephen )


  • #14
    ham_n_mustard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 641 ✭✭✭ham_n_mustard


    the hangover


  • #15
    Jay P
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,944 ✭✭✭Jay P


    Stephens day. Like all Irish people.


  • #16
    df1985
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,432 ✭✭✭df1985


    pissed as a fart day.


  • #17
    force eleven
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,039 ✭✭✭force eleven


    The 'what way do ye want yesterday's turkey done today like' day


  • #18
    Lirange
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,117 ✭✭✭Lirange


    I bet Dudess calls it Boxing Day. :pac:


  • #19
    anniehoo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,597 ✭✭✭anniehoo


    Stephen is a bad baaaad name around these parts! I dont want my Turkey hangover day be associated with the "R" word!Grrr...


  • #20
    Jet Black
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,845 ✭✭✭Jet Black


    Call it whatever you want, im in work:mad:


  • #21
    LizT
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,089 ✭✭✭✭LizT


    364 days til christmas.


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  • #22
    Liam Byrne
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,163 ✭✭✭✭Liam Byrne


    Jay P wrote: »
    Stephens day. Like all Irish people.

    Personally, I'd be with 100% you on that, but there's one vote (so far) above that disagrees.....


  • #23
    wudangclan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,883 ✭✭✭wudangclan


    Liam Byrne wrote: »
    Personally, I'd be with 100% you on that, but there's one vote (so far) above that disagrees.....

    That would be me again.
    However,a small confession; Being brought up on the border ,I'm bilingual and I have referred to the 26th of December as both Boxing Day and Stephens' Day.


  • #24
    Rebelheart
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,077 ✭✭✭Rebelheart


    Liam Byrne wrote: »
    Personally, I'd be with 100% you on that, but there's one vote (so far) above that disagrees.....

    Brummytom?


  • #25
    cloneslad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,583 ✭✭✭cloneslad


    Jay P wrote: »
    Stephens day. Like all Irish people.


    Boxing day. Like all Irish people............................................












    Living in clones


  • #26
    tech77
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,736 ✭✭✭tech77


    26th of December.


  • #27
    Davidius
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,893 ✭✭✭Davidius


    Liam Byrne wrote: »
    Personally, I'd be with 100% you on that, but there's one vote (so far) above that disagrees.....
    That's a statistical anomaly.


  • #28
    cloneslad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,583 ✭✭✭cloneslad


    wudangclan wrote: »
    That would be me again.
    However,a small confession; Being brought up on the border ,I'm bilingual and I have referred to the 26th of December as both Boxing Day and Stephens' Day.

    it is a border thing, I think it's cos we watch BBC.

    I only ever call it boxing day though.....anyway, I'm away to the pub now, I suppose I will have to defend my opinion later :P


  • #29
    rizzee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,813 ✭✭✭rizzee


    The cure


  • #30
    brummytom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,572 ✭✭✭✭brummytom


    Rebelheart wrote: »
    Brummytom?
    Nope, I'm the foreigner who calls it that; I think Liam was on about the people who voted "Boxing Day (Even though I'm Irish)"


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  • #31
    jumpguy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,962 ✭✭✭jumpguy


    Well, this year, Saturday.


  • #32
    Davidius
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,893 ✭✭✭Davidius


    brummytom wrote: »
    Nope, I'm the foreigner
    Ya hear that fellas? Git 'im!


  • #33
    Liam Byrne
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,163 ✭✭✭✭Liam Byrne


    Davidius wrote: »
    Ya hear that fellas? Git 'im!

    I'll organise a Boxing match for sometime soon...... ;)


  • #34
    Agricola
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,547 ✭✭✭Agricola


    Well hells bells we got us a foreigner round these parts. I'll git the rope! :D


  • #35
    JerryHandbag
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,543 ✭✭✭JerryHandbag


    "2nd most boring day of the year"
    After the one before it...


  • #36
    Sulmac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,021 ✭✭✭Sulmac


    [Saint] Stephen's Day, even though I was raised in the North surrounded by people who called it Boxing Day. Parents and extended family (south of the border) always called it Stephen's Day though.


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  • #37
    Aodan83
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,110 ✭✭✭Aodan83


    Technically, Stephen's day, Saint Stephen's day for the more pedantic. But it's always pronounced "Stephenses Day".


  • #38
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,729 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    For Catholics, Stephens Day.

    For Consumerists, Boxing day.

    For people who dont give a ****, Saturday.


  • #39
    InKonspikuou2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 873 ✭✭✭InKonspikuou2


    Unlike St. Stephen's Day, Boxing Day is a secular holiday and is not always on 26 December: the public holiday is generally moved to the following Monday if 26 December is a Saturday. If 25 December is a Saturday then both the Monday and Tuesday may be public holidays. However the date of observance of Boxing Day varies between countries.


  • #40
    chocgirl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 697 ✭✭✭chocgirl


    I call it Boxing Day, really must stop watching so much English telly!


  • #41
    Davei141
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,541 ✭✭✭Davei141


    JerryHandbag wrote: »
    "2nd most boring day of the year"
    After the one before it...

    Wow, depressed much... don't worry though im sure santy will leave you a hoover to clean the sand out of your vagina.


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  • #42
    Osgoodisgood
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 869 ✭✭✭Osgoodisgood


    Aodan83 wrote: »
    Technically, Stephen's day, Saint Stephen's day for the more pedantic. But it's always pronounced "Stephenses Day".

    Yes, it is.................why?


  • #43
    orourkeda
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,918 ✭✭✭✭orourkeda


    turkey sandwich day


  • #44
    ScumLord
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,789 ✭✭✭✭ScumLord


    My name is URL wrote: »
    Saturday
    My god your right, do you have any more predictions? In particular I'm looking for the optimum day to go out and burn the retinas out of my eye socket.


  • #45
    Prof.Badass
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,931 ✭✭✭Prof.Badass


    Scoff fest, day 2.

    Scoff fest lasts about 5 days untill all the goodies run out/i start feeling sick.


  • #46
    laugh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,745 ✭✭✭laugh


    I don't believe in saints.


  • #47
    Mad_Max
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,322 ✭✭✭Mad_Max


    laugh wrote: »
    I don't believe in saints.

    Not even St.Nick? :eek:


  • #48
    Iron Hide
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,240 ✭✭✭Iron Hide


    ............twas the day after christmas.........


  • #49
    Rabies
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,257 ✭✭✭✭Rabies


    When I'm talking to Irish people, its St Stephens Day. If I'm with Kiwis or other internationals, then its Boxing Day


  • #50
    ScumLord
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,789 ✭✭✭✭ScumLord


    Rabies wrote: »
    When I'm talking to Irish people, its St Stephens Day. If I'm with Kiwis or other internationals, then its Boxing Day
    Is boxing day the norm across the world? I thought boxing day was a uniquely British/protestant holiday. I can understand how AUS and KIWI ended up calling it that but is boxing day the norm outside the Catholic faith?


  • #51
    Rabies
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,257 ✭✭✭✭Rabies


    Its what we all commonly call it over here.


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