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Old 12-28-2009, 07:09 PM   #10791 (permalink)
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It's the day after Christmas called Boxing Day because it's the day you open the presents (or so they reckon). Santa brings them Christmas day, boxing day you open their boxes. It's mostly observed as being a "day" in Anglicised, Christian countries.
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Old 12-28-2009, 07:21 PM   #10792 (permalink)
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Believe it or not, I've actually heard of Boxing Day. I think I have one of those culturally sensitive calendars that lists like almost every holiday from almost every culture, country and religion on the planet.

Can't wait for Rosh Hashasha or whatever.
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Old 12-28-2009, 11:26 PM   #10793 (permalink)
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Today I listened to music in the morning, watched a bit of TV, and then got on my computer and went on to this site.
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Old 12-29-2009, 12:05 AM   #10794 (permalink)
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Well work was it's usual stupid self.... ugh, annoying job! But now I am sitting in my chair listening to Addicted by Devin Townsend, so I don't care about much else anymore... I love this album!
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Old 12-29-2009, 01:24 AM   #10795 (permalink)
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Lateralus, you've never heard of boxing day before?
Yeah, of course I've heard of Boxing Day before! It's the day after Christmas! But since it was a Saturday I wasn't aware that there was a holiday for it on Monday.

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Believe it or not, I've actually heard of Boxing Day. I think I have one of those culturally sensitive calendars that lists like almost every holiday from almost every culture, country and religion on the planet.

Can't wait for Rosh Hashasha or whatever.
Ha yeah, I have one of those calendars too. What is Boxing Day exactly anyway, does anyone know? I've always known it is the day after Christmas and such but I've never actually known what it means.
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Old 12-29-2009, 01:45 AM   #10796 (permalink)
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I think the origins of the day had something to do with boxing up your old toys for the poor after you got all new ones for Christmas. Essentially it's like Christmas Day for the poor and downtrodden.
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Old 12-29-2009, 01:49 AM   #10797 (permalink)
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WIKI everyone:

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Boxing Day is a bank and public holiday in the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Ghana, Switzerland, Germany, Greenland, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Nigeria, Guyana,Trinidad & Tobago, Jamaica and countries in the Commonwealth of Nations with a mainly Christian population. In South Africa this public holiday is now known as the Day of Goodwill. Though it is not an official holiday in the United States, the name "Boxing Day" for the day after Christmas has some currency among Americans, particularly those that live near the Canada – United States border. In Canada, however, it is not a statutory holiday except in the province of Ontario. That is, it is only an optional holiday and is not legislated as a working holiday by law, and most businesses are open except those related to government and government services. In Canada banks are open on Boxing Day as are many financial services except for stock exchanges.
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Boxing Day was traditionally a day on which the servants had a day off from their duties. Because of this the gentry would eat cold cuts and have a buffet-style feast prepared by the servants in advance. In modern times many families will still follow this tradition by eating a family-style buffet lunch, with cold cuts rather than a fully-cooked meal. It is a time for family, parlour games and sports in the UK.

The traditional recorded celebration of Boxing Day has long included giving money and other gifts to those who were needy and in service positions. The European tradition has been dated to the Middle Ages, but the exact origin is unknown and there are some claims that it goes back to the late Roman/early Christian era; metal boxes were placed outside churches used to collect special offerings tied to the Feast of Saint Stephen. In the United Kingdom it certainly became a custom of the nineteenth century Victorians for tradesmen to collect their "Christmas boxes" or gifts in return for good and reliable service throughout the year on the day after Christmas. However, the exact etymology of the term "Boxing" is unclear, with several competing theories, none of which is definitively true. Another possibility is that the name derives from an old English tradition: in exchange for ensuring that wealthy landowners' Christmases ran smoothly, their servants were allowed to take the 26th off to visit their families. The employers gave each servant a box containing gifts and bonuses (and sometimes leftover food). In addition, around the 1800s, churches opened their alms boxes (boxes where people place monetary donations) and distributed the contents to the poor.
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Old 12-29-2009, 02:41 AM   #10798 (permalink)
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Very interesting indeed! Makes sense that the Boxing Day Test Cricket is begun on Boxing Day then.
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Old 12-29-2009, 06:21 AM   #10799 (permalink)
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Old 12-29-2009, 06:33 AM   #10800 (permalink)
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Got playfully mocked today because I 'listen to emo' though her definition of 'emo' is Metallica so the argument is null and void.
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