This year the 26th december is NOT Boxing Day
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Why is it such a common occurrence that people who write drivel like this do so using terrible English?
lol
Exactly and because of the weekend we get two extra days holiday.
.I'd spotted this myself elsewhere.
In the past if Boxing Day falls on a Sunday it's been called 'Xmas Sunday' with 'Boxing Day' then occurring on the Monday. That's certainly how it was last time it fell a few years ago.
Unless something's changed? People publishing stuff got it wrong? Or just pressure from retailers to start their sales.
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According to Wikipedia, the above is correct, however it's fallen out of fashion.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_Sunday
Odd because the last one wasn't that long ago really.
In the past if Boxing Day falls on a Sunday it's been called 'Xmas Sunday' with 'Boxing Day' then occurring on the Monday. That's certainly how it was last time it fell a few years ago.
Unless something's changed? People publishing stuff got it wrong? Or just pressure from retailers to start their sales.
Edit:
According to Wikipedia, the above is correct, however it's fallen out of fashion.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_Sunday
Odd because the last one wasn't that long ago really.
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Sunday is also the first day of the week..... but nobody cares.
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For me Boxing day is the day after Christmas. That's when I actually start to enjoy the festive period.
OMG they didn't!! I don't believe it!! They did?! Have you called the police? British society is crumbling before our eyes people - BOXING DAY IS NOT ON A SUNDAY!!! How can we get this so wrong!! All of the calendars are incorrect!! This is disasterous!!!On a more serious note...
Agreed. I've always seen it as the day after Christmas Day.
Does it really matter? We get Monday and Tuesday off work anyway
What would all the shops having Boxing Day sales do? Change their signs to "It's not really Boxing Day sale"
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soon might not be able to call it boxing day might offend someone.
Buy yeah it's the day after christmas day
I can see that this forum doesn't care about tradition, which is sad.
I do apologise to Greenlizard0 and to anyone else with my poor use of grammar.
We might not be able to call it christmas day or boxing day soon!
I do apologise to Greenlizard0 and to anyone else with my poor use of grammar.
We might not be able to call it christmas day or boxing day soon!
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appalled and outraged
I spat out my cornflakes across the dinner table when I read this
I spat out my cornflakes across the dinner table when I read this
cornflakes at this hour?
who really cares? St Stephens day (or boxing day) is always the day after xmas day
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Oh, the humanity!
