12-27-2008, 01:37 AM
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Originally Posted by dicksbro
Good guess but I'd heard somewhere it goes back to merry ol' England and relates to one of the saints. Is that right OF?
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It is a British Commonwealth holiday, what's left of St Steven's Day mixed with the Saturnalia, reinforced by the Gods of Commerce. In short, it's the magic day for returning unwanted or surplus presents and imitating Black Friday.
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