2007-12-20 07:15:29 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Most people spend that day with their families, whether they are Christian or not.
There would not be enough business to warrant opening these public places.
Surely you will not deny ONE day off to others!
How cruel can you be? Is your name Ebenezer Scrooge, by any chance?
2007-12-20 07:22:33 · answer #1 · answered by batgirl2good 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
People prefer to spend more time with their family on Christmas than any other holiday. Thanksgiving is a close second.
2007-12-20 07:24:05 · answer #2 · answered by Laura 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everything is shut on Christmas day. You would not even be able to catch a bus, train or a tube. Some shops open on the boxing day, and transport services run on a reduced scale.
2016-05-25 04:55:11 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because most people don't want to work on Christmas more than any other holiday.
2007-12-20 07:19:03 · answer #4 · answered by Double-edged 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Simple. Because that's when most people spend the day indoors with their families. Employers want to go home, and most businesses that rely on walk-in customers would just end up losing money if they kept open. It's economics.
By the way, the tradition of getting together with family in the dead of the winter to feast and light a fire is thousands and thousands of years old.
2007-12-20 07:18:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Because people have a great reverence for stolen pagan holidays that celebrate the life and times of the greatest conman in history.
2007-12-20 07:21:30 · answer #6 · answered by ►solo 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because almost everyone celebrates it or has family that celebrates it. All those retail employees are actual people who like to be off on major holidays too.
2007-12-20 07:20:59 · answer #7 · answered by Lamborama 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because it's Christmas.
2007-12-20 07:19:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because people like to have the day off.
2007-12-20 07:18:30 · answer #9 · answered by STFU Dude 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because its a national holiday?!
2007-12-20 07:18:53 · answer #10 · answered by paula r 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋