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Boxing Day
« on: December 26, 2004, 04:42:50 PM »
So today is both my birthday and boxing day...but I have no idea what boxing day is...anyone have any ideas?

Happy Holiday all!
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Re: Boxing Day
« Reply #1 on: December 26, 2004, 04:58:31 PM »
Quote from: onetiger on December 26, 2004, 04:42:50 PM
So today is both my birthday and boxing day...but I have no idea what boxing day is...anyone have any ideas?

Happy Holiday all!
 :D

It's a wee holiday for . . . erm . . . thingy . . . erm.  I don't know.
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Re: Boxing Day
« Reply #2 on: December 26, 2004, 05:04:02 PM »
Choose between:

1. It's the day you put unwanted gifts back in their boxes to return to the stores

2. It's the day that tradesmen used to call for their "Christmas Box", and employers gave out gifts to faithful employees.

I think the second is vaguely right ...
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Re: Boxing Day
« Reply #3 on: December 26, 2004, 05:06:59 PM »
Apparently it's from the middle ages - when servants had to work Christmas Day - they were given the day off after Christmas to visit their families etc. As the servants were getting ready to leave for the day - they were given gift boxes.

And then there is something to do with the church boxes of donations were distributed the day after Christmas, which is the Feast of Stephen.

I could be wrong though....
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Re: Boxing Day
« Reply #4 on: December 26, 2004, 05:21:04 PM »
Happy Birthday!
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Re: Boxing Day
« Reply #5 on: December 26, 2004, 08:29:31 PM »
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Re: Boxing Day
« Reply #6 on: December 26, 2004, 09:37:13 PM »
Ta!  Now at least I have an inkling of what my birth day means to others...I know what my birthday means to me...UGH - moving to the other side of my mid-30s!!!

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Re: Boxing Day
« Reply #7 on: December 29, 2004, 12:25:08 PM »
A belated Happy Birthday! Mine was on Christmas Day - but at least I had a pretty good idea what that holiday was ;)

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Re: Boxing Day
« Reply #8 on: December 29, 2004, 03:30:33 PM »
So Mike Tyson has nothing to do with it?  ;D
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Re: Boxing Day
« Reply #9 on: December 30, 2004, 06:20:49 PM »
a british friend of mine said the following when i asked about boxing day:

"As far as I can work out Boxing Day is the part of Christmas when you see the relatives you don't like enough to spend Christmas with!"
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Re: Boxing Day
« Reply #10 on: December 30, 2004, 06:36:17 PM »
Quote from: Jackyd99 on December 26, 2004, 05:06:59 PM
Apparently it's from the middle ages - when servants had to work Christmas Day - they were given the day off after Christmas to visit their families etc. As the servants were getting ready to leave for the day - they were given gift boxes.




I have heard this as well.
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