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26th December - Stateside!

  • 16-12-2010 10:18am
    #1
    littlebitdull
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    We call this St. Stephen's day.

    In the UK they call it Boxing day.

    Has the 26th of December got a name of its own in the States ?

    Just a silly question really :D


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  • #2
    dolphin city
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    back to work day.


  • #3
    littlebitdull
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    Its getting like that here. I noticed a lot of the shops are only closed for Christmas day itself and are open 24th & 26th.


  • #4
    dolphin city
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,210 ✭✭✭dolphin city


    littlebitdull wrote: »
    Its getting like that here. I noticed a lot of the shops are only closed for Christmas day itself and are open 24th & 26th.

    ya, but everyone is back to work in the states - offices, banks, etc.
    and they make such a big deal of xmas - you see their xmas trees thrown out on stephens day, as if xmas never happened. they love money.


  • #5
    lord lucan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,577 ✭✭✭lord lucan


    dolphin city wrote: »
    ya, but everyone is back to work in the states - offices, banks, etc.
    and they make such a big deal of xmas - you see their xmas trees thrown out on stephens day, as if xmas never happened. they love money.

    I think it's more to do with xmas being the lesser holiday when compared with Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is Huge in the states,easily comparable to how we celebrate xmas. Many people have a long weekend for it and it's the busiest travel week of the year.


  • #6
    dolphin city
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,210 ✭✭✭dolphin city


    lord lucan wrote: »
    I think it's more to do with xmas being the lesser holiday when compared with Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is Huge in the states,easily comparable to how we celebrate xmas. Many people have a long weekend for it and it's the busiest travel week of the year.

    Agree, Thanksgiving is a major one day holiday and everyone celebrates this holiday - again tho, they only have the one day off for Thanksgiving - the Thursday - if you want the Friday off you must book it off, and you must use it from your very measly annual leave holidays. Also depending on where you rank in the employment you might never get that friday off. What good is a one day holiday in the middle of the week. Not worth the effort. Part of what makes Christmas great here is the slouching around watching christmas crap films, munching on roses and leftover turkey in front of a roaring fire. Oh ya, and the americans big thing is a christmas ham for their main Xmas dinner - no turkey - they are sick of it from thanksgiving - although they could have some prime rib also. nah, not for me. not even close to a good christmas.


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  • #7
    lonestargirl
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    dolphin city wrote: »
    back to work day.
    Very true, I keep calling funny looks for talking about St. Stephen's day.
    dolphin city wrote: »
    Agree, Thanksgiving is a major one day holiday and everyone celebrates this holiday - again tho, they only have the one day off for Thanksgiving - the Thursday - if you want the Friday off you must book it off, and you must use it from your very measly annual leave holidays.
    Almost everyone I know gets this Friday off automatically. I'm sure it's different if you work in retail for example as it's a big shopping day.


  • #8
    dolphin city
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,210 ✭✭✭dolphin city


    lonestargirl wrote: »
    Very true, I keep calling funny looks for talking about St. Stephen's day.


    Almost everyone I know gets this Friday off automatically. I'm sure it's different if you work in retail for example as it's a big shopping day.

    stock markets are opened also - once the stock markets are open it means that most financial areas have to open also - retail is definitely open. The Friday after is not an official holiday so anyone that does get this off as a regulated holiday in the states is very lucky indeed.


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