Talk:Boxing Day/Archives/2013

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Boxing Day and shopping are two ideas closely connected and even though some people may think that spending money is now a sin we should all remember the quote money makes the world go round.

Tsunami

I have removed the Tsunami from 'events that occur on Boxing day' as IMHO that title implies an event that commonly occurs on boxing day, NOT a historic event/disaster that occured on boxing day... Nil Einne 15:59, 25 December 2005 (UTC)

I agree - this is a lame ass wikipedia article since it doesn't really say what boxing day is except that it's a holiday. i think i'm gonna make some edits here...

Would it make sense to have a "Notable Boxing Days" and list the 2005 tsunami amongst other historical Boxing Day events? ProfessorTom (talk) 18:48, 27 November 2013 (UTC)

Yes, but what is it all about?

This article says next to nothing about how the day is typically celebrated (or if it even is) and what generally is associated with the day. I see a lot about the origins and why it's called Boxing Day, but I'd really like to know how Boxing Day in the 21st century is handled. Thanks in advance! :) Girolamo Savonarola 03:04, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

It's simply that in Britain and a few other countries, Christmas is a 2-day holiday event (though it's fast becoming at least a week). After the feasting of Christmas Day most people eat cold cuts and visit family. Few people cook. Mainly they stay in and watch football on the telly nursing a hangover. It's also the day when many families hold some sort of family party in the evening.

My British friend told me boxing day was the day when you make sure you kept the box from the gifts you didn't much like, so you can return them. I guess he was pulling my leg, eh?

I don't know if it's 'traditional' or even a common practice but in my personal experience (my family and my friends families) boxing day is a day to visit friends and family you didn't see on Christmas. Food is typically left overs from christmas - cold turkey and salad (or pickles and preserves in my boyfriends family), christmas cake/pudding ect. Essentially a 2nd Christmas with different people.

As the article mentions it's also a big day for shopping (first of the 'January' sales) and for many shops the biggest returns day of the year as everyone swaps unwanted christmas presents. Danikat (talk) 14:52, 1 April 2010 (UTC)

The whole shopping part is a bit of a mess featuring all sorts of wild generalisations, for example where did the 5am number get plucked from? Also some retailers don't accept returns until later in the month either. ( See the gift receipt part from http://www.selfridges.com/en/StaticPage/Refunds+and+returns/ ) 83.217.118.194 (talk) 10:27, 27 December 2013 (UTC)