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Saint Patrick’s Day

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Saint Patrick’s Day

The real meaning behind Saint Patrick’s Day:

  • Saint Patrick’s Day is a holiday originating from Europe’s Ireland observed on the 17 March every year, and is a public holiday in Ireland and a few other countries, but is celebrated throughout much of the world.
  • ‘Saint Patrick’s Day’ is also known as the ‘Feast of Saint Patrick’, ‘St. Patrick’s Day’, ‘Patrick’s Day’, ‘Paddy’s Day’ and ‘Patty’s Day’.
  • The 17th March, St Patrick’s Day, is believed to be the day that Saint Patrick, an important Ireland saint from the 5th century, died.
  • St Patrick’s Day celebrates Saint Patrick, who was originally from Roman Britain, and was captured and held captive by Irish pirates at age 16, eventually escaping six years later, only to return to Ireland as a Christian missionary.
  • Saint Patrick’s Day was officially declared a feast day in the 1600s and the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Church of Ireland (Anglican) and Lutheran churches typically honour the day.

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  • Saint Patrick’s Day is generally associated with the colour green, a colour affiliated with Ireland in general, and shamrocks (clover), which were said to be used as an illustration to explain the Holy Trinity to the Irish, by Saint Patrick.
  • A rugby league match is held during the Saint Patrick’s Day period with Ireland and the United States competing.
  • Saint Patrick’s Day parades are very popular throughout the world, and the first was believed to have been held in the United State’s city of Boston in Massachusetts in 1737, where there was a significant population of Irish.
  • Occasionally, the celebration of Saint Patrick’s Day is moved to a different date if it coincides with Holy Week, and this occurred in 1940 and 2008.
  • Saint Patrick’s Day traditions include going to church and having feasts, particularly with alcohol, and it is also commonly celebrated as a cultural Irish day.
Bibliography:
Saint Patrick’s Day, 2014, Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick’s_Day
St. Patrick’s Day, 2014, Kidzworld, http://www.kidzworld.com/article/521-st-patricks-day

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Boxing Day Sales

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Do line up for the Boxing Day sale facts.

  • Boxing Day sales typically are shopping extravaganzas that occur on the day after Christmas, Boxing Day, but sometimes run for a week.
  • Boxing Day sales generally occur in Australia, Canada and parts of the United Kingdom.
  • The 2009 Boxing Day sales in the United Kingdom, saw approximately 12 million people visit the shops.
  • Popular shops that support the Boxing Day sales generally open as early as 5 am.
  • Boxing Day sales include great bargain priced items and the shops often strategically lower there prices to bring in customers.

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  • Retailers that support Boxing Day sales generally have a limited stock of items, particularly those with the greatest discounts, and they often try to sell those items that did not sell by Christmas.
  • Shops that support Boxing Day sales are often full of people, shoulder-to-shoulder, due to heavily discounted items, and they sometimes limit the customers in the shop at any one time.
  • Boxing Day sales are generally reviewed in news reports, focusing on the crowds, queues, and times of arriving.
  • Boxing Day sales became popular in the 1980s, and were most likely established to encourage consumers to return to the shops after Christmas.
  • In Australia, it was expected that $1.9 billion (AUD) were to be spent in the 2013 Boxing Day sales, with a 1/3 spent in the state of Victoria.
Bibliography:
Boxing Day – Shopping, 2013, Wikipedia,  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing_Day#Shopping
Hutchens G, Boxing Day sales: It’s picnic time for shopaholics – you’re sure of a big discount, 2013, The Sydney Morning Herald, http://www.smh.com.au/business/retail/boxing-day-sales-its-picnic-time-for-shopaholics–youre-sure-of-a-big-discount-20131225-2zwq9.html

Boxing Day

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Boxing Day

The second day of Christmas…

  • Traditionally, Boxing Day is the first day following Christmas, the 26th December.
  • Boxing Day is a public holiday in many countries.
  • The term ‘boxing’ in the word Boxing Day has no particular history but there are many theories.
  • Boxing Day was originally the day when servants and tradesman were given gifts from their masters or employees, also called the Christmas Box.
  • On Boxing Day, South Africa and Australia usually start a separate test cricket match.
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Test Cricket on Boxing Day
  • On Boxing Day there are normally big shop sales, most notably in Britain, Canada New Zealand, and Australia.
  • Stampedes, injuries and sometimes deaths have occurred during Boxing Day sales.
  • Many other sports matches start on Boxing Day, including a famous yacht race, football (soccer in Australia), and ice hockey tournaments.
  • Although fox hunting is banned in the UK, it remains to be a popular sport on boxing day.
  • Boxing Day is celebrated in many of the Commonwealth countries, as well as some not part of the Commonwealth.
Bibliography:
Boxing Day 25 December 2012, Wikipedia,
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing_Day>
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