I am from New Zealand and just assumed that everyone had a "boxing day".....that was until I went to the USA on Boxing Day and people looked at me blankly when I said it.
Is it only the Commonwealth countries that have it or have other countries picked up on it as well?
2007-12-23 14:00:54 · 5 answers · asked by mareeclara 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
It's an English custom originally and ex-pats are probably in every country in the world by now. We all celebrate Christmas Day & Boxing Day, In Commonwealth countries it's a National Holiday but that doesn't stop ex-pats celebrating wherever they happen to be, it's tradition.
I have friends, in Washington, DC, Virginia, Maryland and California. They all celebrate Boxing day, but they are all ex-pats.
Curious thing though, the shopping malls & plazas have "Boxing Day Sales" even though Boxing Day is not officially observed in the US.
2007-12-23 14:11:49 · answer #1 · answered by MYRA C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Boxing Day
Observed by United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand
2007-12-23 14:07:39 · answer #2 · answered by Gal in MN 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Scotland, Ireland, England.
Some Americans leave gifts for Their postal workers on the 26th, but hardly any.
2007-12-23 14:06:58 · answer #3 · answered by Miss 6 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I live in america but im originally english and we have boxing day there. Whenever i talk about boxing day in america they look at me like i have 8 heads!
2007-12-23 14:06:03 · answer #4 · answered by Rae. ♫ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think Canada and England do.
2007-12-23 14:03:53 · answer #5 · answered by Strong Happy Marriage 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋