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Re: Boxing Day

from [Paul Hunt] [Permanent Link][Original]
To: EMCCARROLL@magnum.mco.edu, mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Boxing Day
From: Paul Hunt <on76@dial.pipex.com>
Date: Wed, 01 Jan 97 15:16:03 GMT 
>Boxing Day, Dec. 26, originated in England and was the day when 
>better off families placed left over food from their Christmas 
>feasts in boxes and distributed them to needy poor people.

I always thought it was because families started fighting 
on the second day of being cooped up together with no work or shops 
to go to.

Happy New Year

PaulH
73 Roadster (HD&H)
75 V8 (DD)
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