Kristie
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"If a book is well written, I always find it too short."
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Post by Kristie on Dec 6, 2006 18:08:37 GMT -5
question for the canadians: what is boxing day? haha
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Post by Dominique on Dec 6, 2006 18:10:32 GMT -5
isn't boxing day just the day after xmas?
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Kristie
Novel turned into BBC miniseries
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Post by Kristie on Dec 6, 2006 18:37:11 GMT -5
yeah i know that but what's so special about it? what does it stand for?
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Post by Dominique on Dec 6, 2006 18:46:24 GMT -5
good question, I'm not sure what it stands for.
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Kristie
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Post by Kristie on Dec 6, 2006 18:49:46 GMT -5
lol me neither. i just always saw it on the calendar. and what are bank holidays in the crown dependency coutries?
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Post by Dominique on Dec 6, 2006 18:51:41 GMT -5
bank holidays? what are they? Just the bank being closed?
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Kristie
Novel turned into BBC miniseries
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Post by Kristie on Dec 6, 2006 18:54:39 GMT -5
i don't know...prolly haha
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Post by Dominique on Dec 6, 2006 19:00:59 GMT -5
here we have a holliday on the Queen's bday, on Australia Day, Boxing Day, Anzac Day (stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps so it's like remembering people who died in the various wards) and I forget the others lol.
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Kristie
Novel turned into BBC miniseries
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Post by Kristie on Dec 6, 2006 19:13:12 GMT -5
haha there are so many in the united states that i don't even remember them all. there's MLK's birthday, washington's birthday, lincoln's birthday, valentines day, groundhog day, saint patrick's day, april fools, mothers/fathers day, memorial day, columbus day, halloween, thanksgiving, christmas, labor day, new years...etc. i'm sure there are more but those are the ones i can remember right now
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Post by Paige on Dec 7, 2006 11:28:06 GMT -5
kristie...dont forget all the unofficial holidays like talk like a pirate day and bring your teddy bear to work day!! i think they have something unofficial for every day of the year basically.
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Kristie
Novel turned into BBC miniseries
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Post by Kristie on Dec 7, 2006 14:58:05 GMT -5
o yeah, probably something for every day at least. i need a canadian to answer my question though! i'm curious what the day is for...
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Post by bookaddict on Dec 7, 2006 15:44:15 GMT -5
Boxing day? basically the stores are filled with people, and you apparently get really good deals since they are trying to get rid of their Christmas stock. It's just the day after Christmas.
In Canada, Boxing Day is observed as a holiday, except for those in the retail business. Boxing Day and the days immediately following are when many retail stores sell their Christmas and retired model products by holding clearance sales. Some shoppers will line up for hours at night (sometimes before midnight and after midnight on December 26th) for retailers to open their doors. Retailers often open their stores earlier than usual, such as 6 or 7 am. Some retail companies internally refer to the sales week after Christmas as the "thirteenth month." (See Boxing Week.) It is similar to Black Friday (the day after Thanksgiving) in the United States. Boxing Day 2005 was the single largest economic transaction day ever in the history of Canadian commerce (according to Visa). [citation needed] In addition to the retail aspect of the holiday, Boxing Day also serves as a second day for families to gather for dinner and to exchange gifts. Boxing Day Dinner is, in many ways, just as much a part of many families traditions as Christmas Dinner itself.
I don't know anyone who has a second dinner, and echange gifts again tho.
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Kristie
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Post by Kristie on Dec 7, 2006 16:01:09 GMT -5
haha it sorta sounded like the day after thanksgiving sales to me
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Post by bookaddict on Dec 7, 2006 16:04:02 GMT -5
ya i never go to the store on boxing day because it's crazy! I prefer to stay home...
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Kristie
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Post by Kristie on Dec 7, 2006 16:11:05 GMT -5
same here! with thanksgiving at least
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