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Originally Posted by GraceKrispy
Donʻt some places (Canada perhaps?) celebrate some Boxing Day thatʻs kind of like the same thing, but after Christmas? Or not?
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Over here, we just call it second Christmasday. We also have a second easterday and a second pentecost day. And that's about all the public holidays we have (oh wait, there's two more... Ascension Thursday and new years day).
All shops are closed on Christmas day and easter, Ascension Thursday and pentecost. But the day after (except ascenion thursday as the day after is just an ordinary friday), large showrooms are generally open (even though it's a public holiday). So, kitchens, furniture, cars and such. The day after easter and pentecost, garden centers are usually open as well (hey, it's in spring!)
I've gone to IKEA on second easter day once and never again. I just can't understand people who go out on those days. It's only busy beyond busy, parking space is non-existent hours before the stores open, if you're even able to get to the store itself. Traffic jams on the highway because of people searching for a parking spot aren't rare...
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Originally Posted by HarryT
I see - thanks! In this country, events that are called "black <something>" are generally bad things  . |
yep, same here. Black Friday generally occurs in summer, and signifies the holiday traffic on the French highways... (when several countries start their summer holiday season it can get very (and that's an understatement!) busy there...)
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Originally Posted by kindlekitten
and in honour of our Dutch Friends SINTERKLAAS TAG!!!
I probably didn't spell that correctly
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Nope, you didn't... But I corrected you
