tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15140645.post113596524523066216..comments2023-05-20T04:44:07.620-06:00Comments on Sarahspace: "What's boxing day?"Sarah Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06165906925703092225noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15140645.post-1136241321186006192006-01-02T15:35:00.000-07:002006-01-02T15:35:00.000-07:00I did the unthinkable and googled it. Here's what ...I did the unthinkable and googled it. Here's what Straight Dope says:<BR/>Both the Morris' book, Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins, and Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable are agreed: The Christmas box was a gift box given to a faithful employees (servants, mainly) on the day after Christmas. In earlier times, almsboxes were placed in churches for casual offerings. They were opened on zouzouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01593688164461793969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15140645.post-1136115521681759412006-01-01T04:38:00.000-07:002006-01-01T04:38:00.000-07:00My boxing club was closed on boxing day :(My boxing club was closed on boxing day :(Mafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07933263188909463187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15140645.post-1135991625552994732005-12-30T18:13:00.000-07:002005-12-30T18:13:00.000-07:00St. Stephen's Day by the church calendar - the fir...St. Stephen's Day by the church calendar - the first martyr. There's something so appropriate about that! All the goodwill has come off with the gloves, etc.Madcaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08966173518099250557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15140645.post-1135984068628293882005-12-30T16:07:00.000-07:002005-12-30T16:07:00.000-07:00Hi, Someone told me boxing day was named as such, ...Hi, <BR/>Someone told me boxing day was named as such, because churches use to leave a box outside for collections. Many people in England use to be too drunk on Xmas day to go to mass, which was the churchs biggest collection of the year. They didn't want to miss out on the drunks, so they left boxes outside. <BR/><BR/>I like your blog and will definitely be back to read more. It was very Mafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07933263188909463187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15140645.post-1135971636847788912005-12-30T12:40:00.000-07:002005-12-30T12:40:00.000-07:00We don't have Boxing Day but man the stores do be ...We don't have Boxing Day but man the stores do be packed on the 26th! those spending gift cards they recieved, those out to find bargins on left over holiday items and those returning gifts of wrong size, color or what have you.. Its almost as crazy as Christmas Eve at the mall... I tend to stay away FAR FAR away!<BR/><BR/>I worked in a department type store one year around the holidays in the Kimberly Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00205819590270013905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15140645.post-1135971024858535092005-12-30T12:30:00.000-07:002005-12-30T12:30:00.000-07:00*sigh* I was so hoping to get this comment in bef...*sigh* I was so hoping to get this comment in before IPM... looks like you've beaten me by minutes! Hopefully you'll return and perhaps shed some light on my comment to this post??Turtle Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11867461015503674899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15140645.post-1135970902179713992005-12-30T12:28:00.000-07:002005-12-30T12:28:00.000-07:00As I understand it, in Britain, "Boxing Day" was a...As I understand it, in Britain, "Boxing Day" was a day on which the master of the house would trade places with the servant for the day. In the British military, the officers would trade places with the lower-rank soldiers.<BR/><BR/>This is all I know, but perhaps one of our English blogger friends could embellish?Turtle Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11867461015503674899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15140645.post-1135970513908328282005-12-30T12:21:00.000-07:002005-12-30T12:21:00.000-07:00yeah, no Boxing Day in the US... I love it here! ...yeah, no Boxing Day in the US... I love it here! most shops are still closed, and it's like an extra day of Christmas...<BR/><BR/>however... I did not know this our first BD, and drove around town looking for an open grocery store.. I was goign to make lasagne... <BR/><BR/>ended up with vegetable soup instead! but I knew for the next year...<BR/><BR/>have a really lovely New Year!ipodmommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06581681803719510867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15140645.post-1135968469364814192005-12-30T11:47:00.000-07:002005-12-30T11:47:00.000-07:00Sarah,Boxing Day is a tradition to which the US kn...Sarah,<BR/><BR/>Boxing Day is a tradition to which the US knows not. Apparently it is only practiced by our allied nations that believe in government subsidized health-care (i.e. socialism). This is something that the US government finds abhorant.<BR/><BR/>Have a Merry New Year!M A Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10244099437271478216noreply@blogger.com