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[Champagne]

A Dionysian Moment on Boxing Day*

Walking down the hallway of a small shopping mall, which was just open a minute ago, I heard echoing footsteps from the direction of another intersecting hallway. The sound grew louder and louder; gradually, a strange excitement took hold of me. Although they were clearly the footsteps of a unseen person, I suddenly had the feeling that I was hearing the footsteps of thousands. It seemed to be a huge procession pounding its way down that hallway, and at that point I perceived the irresistible attraction of those footfalls of that marching multitude. It felt almost like some physical force pushing me towards the unseen marching columns. In a single moment I understood the ecstasy of self-abandonment, the intoxicating pleasure of melting into the mesmerizing crowd.


Note:

Boxing Day is a public holiday celebrated in many parts of the British Commonwealth on December 26 or alternatively the first weekend after Christmas, when Christmas gifts are traditionally given to service workers or the poor. This traditional celebration dates back to the middle ages, consisting of the practice of giving of gifts to serfs. The Oxford English Dictionary attributes its name to the Christmas box; the verb box meaning: "To give a Christmas-box (colloq.); whence boxing-day."

In Canada, Boxing Day is observed as a public holiday, except for those in the retail business. Many retail stores sell their Christmas and retired model products by holding clearance sales. A good many of the shoppers will line up for hours at night, sometimes before midnight, for retailers to open their doors. Nowadays, generally speaking, Canadians go on a huge shopping spree on Boxing Day without any intent to do the centuries-old practice of giving of gifts to the poor or service workers.

FYI:
Boxing Day 2005 was the single largest economic transaction day ever in the history of Canadian commerce, according to Visa. Individual big box stores can even gross over CAD$1,000,000 on one single Boxing Day.
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A Dionysian Moment on Boxing Day*

Walking down the hallway of a small shopping mall, which was just open a minute ago, I heard echoing footsteps from the direction of another intersecting hallway. The sound grew louder and louder; gradually, a strange excitement took hold of me. Although they were clearly the footsteps of a unseen person, I suddenly had the feeling that I was hearing the footsteps of thousands. It seemed to be a huge procession pounding its way down that hallway, and at that point I perceived the irresistible attraction of those footfalls of that marching multitude. It felt almost like some physical force pushing me towards the unseen marching columns. In a single moment I understood the ecstasy of self-abandonment, the intoxicating pleasure of melting into the mesmerizing crowd.


Note:

Boxing Day is a public holiday celebrated in many parts of the British Commonwealth on December 26 or alternatively the first weekend after Christmas, when Christmas gifts are traditionally given to service workers or the poor. This traditional celebration dates back to the middle ages, consisting of the practice of giving of gifts to serfs. The Oxford English Dictionary attributes its name to the Christmas box; the verb box meaning: "To give a Christmas-box (colloq.); whence boxing-day."

In Canada, Boxing Day is observed as a public holiday, except for those in the retail business. Many retail stores sell their Christmas and retired model products by holding clearance sales. A good many of the shoppers will line up for hours at night, sometimes before midnight, for retailers to open their doors. Nowadays, generally speaking, Canadians go on a huge shopping spree on Boxing Day without any intent to do the centuries-old practice of giving of gifts to the poor or service workers.

FYI:
Boxing Day 2005 was the single largest economic transaction day ever in the history of Canadian commerce, according to Visa. Individual big box stores can even gross over CAD$1,000,000 on one single Boxing Day.
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I'm Champagne,
Bottled poetry with sparkling joy.

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[Lake]

Ah, that's what the Boxing Day is all about. It's new to me so when I got a phone call from Australia the other day, I was puzzled to hear this term. We don't have it here, instead we work on Dec 26.

Would anyone elaborate on 'Dionysian Moment'? Thanks.

[[Lake]]

Ah, that's what the Boxing Day is all about. It's new to me so when I got a phone call from Australia the other day, I was puzzled to hear this term. We don't have it here, instead we work on Dec 26.

Would anyone elaborate on 'Dionysian Moment'? Thanks.

[Champagne]

Hi! Lake:

Boxing Day is the Canadian equivalent of Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, in the United States.

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Hi! Lake:

Boxing Day is the Canadian equivalent of Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, in the United States.

[Lake]

Thanks for the elaboration, Champ!

Happy New Year!

[[Lake]]

Thanks for the elaboration, Champ!

Happy New Year!