> The customary way to celebrate it, as you no doubt already know, is to have a humongous meal of turkey and assorted vegetables (most traditionally those eaten by the pilgrims back in the 1600s) and cranberry sauce. Churches, however, frequently observe the holiday by collecting foodstuffs from its members and distributing them to those with needs (of course many churches do this at other times and some year-round). Some churches instead serve prepared meals for whoever comes. In that respect, our Thanksgiving is similar to your Boxing Day.


Uh... I don't know in the United Kingdom, but here in Canada, boxing day doesn't involve anything by churches, AFAIK.

It involves HUGE FRICKING SALES!!!!1 at the stores, to wich everybody goes RIGHT WHEN THEY OPEN SO THEY CAN GET A SPOT!!!!1 in the line to get a BRANDNEWDUSTBUSTER2000FORHALFOFTHEPRICE!!!!!1.

It's sort of like being in a Wal-Mart, at rush hour, when the air conditionning is somehow emitting adrenaline, and all the customers are on crack.

As an aside, it often includes eating leftovers from the Christmas meal. But as far as I know, that's all there is to it...

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