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Boxing Day  Boxing Day takes place the day after Christmas and is primarily observed in the United Kingdom, where it started, as well as in countries that were once part of the British crown. There are a few possible theories as how it got started, but its exact origin is unclear.  One theory says it was inspired by Christmas boxes. In seventeenth-century Great Britain, boxes holding a present or gratuity were given tradesman and workers in service industries for their previous year's work. This went back an even earlier tradition where servants would wait on and serve their rich masters on Christmas Day and would visit and celebrate with their own families on the day after Christmas. Their rich masters would sometimes give them a box with leftover food, a bonus, or another type of gift.  The day may have also stemmed from alms boxes that were put in Anglican churches on Christmas Day or during Advent and opened on the day after Christmas. These boxes collected money for the poor. Similarly, boxes were put outside of churches to collect money on Saint Stephen's Day, which is held the day after Christmas. The events in the song "Good King Wenceslas" take place on Saint Stephen's Day. The song recounts a story of King Wenceslas, a Bohemian king of the tenth century, bringing food and wine to a poor man. There is one other possible source for the beginning of the day. Ships once set sail containing a box of money for good luck. If the trip was a success, the box would be given to a priest, and he would open it on Christmas and give its contents to the poor.  Boxing Day has been a bank holiday in England, Wales, North Ireland, and Canada since 1871. It is celebrated in Australia, New Zealand, Trinidad and Tobago, and Nigeria. It is celebrated in Hong Kong, where the United Kingdom held sovereignty until 1997. In Ireland and in parts of Spain, it is known as Saint Stephen's Day. It is celebrated as Second Christmas Day in some European countries, such as Poland, Hungary, Germany, and the Netherlands; it is celebrated as such in Scandinavia as well. Boxing Day is generally not celebrated in the United States.  In some countries where it is celebrated as a bank holiday or public holiday, it is observed a day or two after December 26. If December 26 takes place on a Saturday, it may be observed the following Monday. If December 26 is on a Sunday, it may be observed on the following Tuesday. This is not always the case, however, as it is often observed on a Sunday if it falls on a Sunday.  |
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Happy Boxing Day to my Crown Subject friends.
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We have some gifts to give that constitute Boxinng Day Gifts.
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Currently 19 F ~~~ -7 C here with calm winds.
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Also known as St, Stephen's Day
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Thank you for the Box Day greetings and the history behind the holiday. It is 16F (-9c) here on Box day morning, N 3 mph, cloudy, with 30% flurries in the forecast, snow for tonight and tomorrow. I celebrated a pleasant Christmas alone, but did go over and visit with my disabled neighbor and his dog. He spent the day working in his greenhouse, re-potting plants.
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Thank you for the Box Day greetings and the history behind the holiday. It is 16F (-9c) here on Box day morning, N 3 mph, cloudy, with 30% flurries in the forecast, snow for tonight and tomorrow. I celebrated a pleasant Christmas alone, but did go over and visit with my disabled neighbor and his dog. He spent the day working in his greenhouse, re-potting plants.
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