I had thought that Boxing Day was called that because that was the day the
Lord and Lady of the house gave out the presents to their servants-and it
had something to do with the presents being in a box. (Pardon my memory, I
remember my mum telling me this probably 25 or even 30 years ago!)
Laura G. and Nigel
-----Original Message-----
From: J.Raymond Lynch <raylynchnj@mindspring.com>
To: jonmac <jonmac@ndirect.co.uk>; R. A. "Conn" Woodward <conn@wctc.net>
Cc: Triumphs List <triumphs@Autox.Team.Net>; Spitfires List
<Spitfires@Autox.Team.Net>
Date: Sunday, December 27, 1998 6:54 AM
Subject: Re: The Day After Xmas (non-LBC)
>Say John,
>
>Could you clarify the origin of "Boxing day"?
>
>Does it commemorate the re-wrapping, and returning of unwanted Christmas
>gifts?
>The anniversary of the Boxer rebellion?
>Or the invention of Boxing by the first two Irishmen arriving in New York?
>
>Ray
>
>At 03:42 PM 12/26/98 -0000, jonmac wrote:
>>> > We have suffered through a 37 degree (Centigrade) christmas day
>>here in
>>> > Melbourne (the hottest x-mas since 1952) and now the coldest
>>Boxing Day
>>> > (don't know if anybody else calls the day after X-mas that, but
>>we
>>> > Australians do!) for a similar period (11 degrees C and raining)!
>>>
>>> In Canada they do, maybe GB as well, I'm not sure.
>>
>>Here in the UK on Boxing Day, we're heading for a mega storm - rain
>>and wind coming in from the Atlantic. Popular opinion is it's North
>>American flatulence from having overeaten yesterday
>>
>>John Mac
>>
>
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