Boxing Day

I don’t know the original meaning of Boxing Day or why December 26th is called that but I am starting to notice that society’s holy day is this day after Christmas. It appears this way because of its super sales and deals on everything that you were probably ripped off on December 24th. It all seems so greedy. Imagine spending the day before opening presents after someone spent days or weeks looking for only to suggest that it wasn’t enough by racing to the mall to buy more the very next day. When will people learn that “sale does not mean buy?” In other words, we’ve been convinced, somehow, that we “need” these items. What people are forgetting is that advertisers and retailers don’t care about you or your needs. What they care about is getting your Christmas money. That is probably the only reason retailers go out of their way to acknowledge the holidays. It’s not that they care about the birth of God’s son (in the case of Christmas) or His resurrection (in the case of Easter), but that these holidays mean big business for most companies. Boxing Day has no real modern significance. What should be a day to relax and enjoy what you just got the day before, has become a day to become more obsessed with “things” and the mindless activity that is shopping. I’ve probably ruffled a couple of feathers by suggesting that Boxing Day has no other significance other than to ‘shop ‘till you drop’ and ‘spend like there’s no end’ but I’m open to hearing your views if you can convince me that this day hasn’t become about paying homage to the mall gods. Please post your comments below.