In case all your Christmas wishes don’t come true, don’t worry — there’s День подарков!

Ð’ патенте США N, the biggest shopping day of the year is the day after Thanksgiving, a day that’s become known as “Черная пятница.” Ð’ Канаде, the major shopping extravaganza is the day after Christmas — День подарков.

Декабрь 26, День подарков, is a public holiday in Canada. Если вы работаете в рознице, хотя, it’s unlikely that you’ll get the day off, because stores across the country use this holiday to draw in shoppers and move all the merchandise that didn’t sell before Christmas.

Many stores hold big sales that begin on Boxing Day and continue at least through New Year’s Eve. Перед тем, как направиться в торговом центре, you can check out various sale flyers online at RedFlagDeals.com или SmartCanucks.ca. Just note that many sales are region-specific, so don’t be fooled by Ontario prices if you live in B.C.

If you’re wondering where the “День подарков” name come from, here’s the scoop according to the Canadian Heritage department:

The day after Christmas, the Feast of St. Stephen, the first Christian martyr, is better known as Boxing Day. The term may come from the opening of church poor boxes that day; maybe from the earthenware boxes with which boy apprentices collected money at the doors of their masters’ clients.

So what does that have to do with shopping? Наверное примерно столько, сколько U.S. Thanksgiving does…

Happy holidays from Проживающих за рубежом в Канаде!