holidays in usa

[khusbhu_rani]

which day of the year are the most shops in us closed?is that on new years day or memorial day or new years eve or christmas day?

[VillageVicar]

America has become a 24-hour shopping mecca, year round. About the ONLY days stores are closed is Christmas and Thanksgiving. However, you'll find even this is slowly changing. Memorial Day, rather than a time of reflection and remembrance, has become an excuse for huge store clearances, discounts and promotions. In such a large consumerism society, usually the money wins out. Having said all of this, due to the vastness of the nation, there are 'cultural' differences that very by region. In the 'South' which typically means the south-east part of the United States, where there is a larger number of Protestant church-goers, older traditions may prevail. On the west coast, such as California (Los Angeles in particular), virtually everything is open 24/7. In the Northeast, where there is a balanced mix of Catholic/Judaic mixes, many businesses have policies as to opening/closings.
I hope this helped

[EngTeach]

Unfortunately VillageVicar is right. There have been some stores here that now open at 9pm on Thanksgiving night to Jump start Christmas shopping. Some even remain open on Thanksgiving Day, which has started some all out wars in the papers by some companies blasting others who require employees to work on the Holiday.

My opinion is that this is why we will never make Sept. 11 a national day off. Could you imagine 9/11 sales and ads??? Very wrong.