Happy Boxing Day!

[purpleravenhawk]

question  

[Rinioa]

It is a European holiday for exchanging gifts.
Christmas is supposed to be a day of family, religion, and remembrance. Boxing day is the day when the gifts are exchanged. heart

x-x-x-x-x Rinioa x-x-x-x-x

 

[xwhateverxdudex]

woo hoo

Lets' celebrate both and get even more prezies ^.^  

[purpleravenhawk]

Hmm, I wonder how that got started. It wasn't until the last half of the 19th century that Christmas even became a family holiday. Up to that point, it was just another drinking holiday, and a lot of groups actually banned its celebration because of that, including the puritans who settled New England.

Lol, history lesson. blaugh  

[xwhateverxdudex]

Stupid people >.<
Always banning things (and getting things banned) that are fun V_V  

[Rinioa]

xwhateverxdudex

woo hoo

Lets' celebrate both and get even more prezies ^.^

I am totally with you on that one. xD

The Bank Holidays Act of 1871 in the UK designated it as a banking holiday.

x-x-x-x-x Rinioa x-x-x-x-x

 

[purpleravenhawk]

There are too many banking holidays in my opinion. They're all over the calendar. eek  

[Rinioa]

I agree!
They try to find every excuse to be off!! ...I'm actually -very- shocked that there isn't a "September 11" Bank Holiday here in the USA. >_>;

x-x-x-x-x Love Always, Rinioa x-x-x-x-x

 

[xwhateverxdudex]

Why do they get so many days off?

They're no better then anyone else!

Another thing to add to my list of reasons why I hate powerful oganizations.
(like, microsoft, walmart, and the government)  

[Moonracer]

Doesn't Canada also celebrate Boxing Day?

*goes off* Little brother!? *wonders off to ask little brother*  

[purpleravenhawk]

I think they do. 3nodding I heard something about a "Boxing Week" this year, too. WTF? o_O  

[xwhateverxdudex]

A whole week now?
damn !! o_O