Christmas Greetings 2008
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by DartBrat701 » Fri Dec 26, 2008 10:19 pm
A very Happy Boxing Day, to all you friends across the Atlantic!
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by Sasha Metcalfe » Sat Dec 27, 2008 3:32 am
boxing day?
do youpack up people in boxes and send them somewhere else?
do youpack up people in boxes and send them somewhere else?
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by DartBrat701 » Sat Dec 27, 2008 4:02 am
Actually it's a time in Britain, when the manor households traditionally give the servants boxes of gifts. This is also observed in Australia.
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by Marion » Sat Dec 27, 2008 11:13 am
Quite right, DartBrat701.
Boxing Day is when the alms boxes in churches used to be opened and distributed to the poor, when servants who had worked over Christmas were allowed to visit their families and were given ‘boxes’ (gifts) by their employers. Also Christmas food left overs were ‘boxed up’ and delivered to impoverished local families.
It is still common to give a tip to the people who provide services – postmen, milkmen, dustbinmen, paper-boy etc. The post-Christmas sales start, so you can spend even more money, or go and exchange the presents you received, but don’t like, for something else, I suppose. There are usually sporting fixtures held on this the day – local football derbies, horse racing or (for some) hunting.
The Boxing Day Hunt is a tradition – although since the ban on hunting with dogs in 2004, I don’t know how many have survived. They are still allowed to use hounds to follow a scent trail – if they want to.
26th December is St Stephen’s Day (forever associated with Good King Wenceslas!) and there was a tradition known as ‘hunting the wren’ – (it was considered unlucky to kill a wren on any other day of the year.) Once they’d caught one, the ‘Wren Boys’ would go around the village and collect money – a bit like carol singing as it had its own traditional song. Then they’d use that money for a good booze-up.
Always assuming they ever caught a wren, I suppose. More often than not, I bet they just used a few feathers tied to the pole...
Boxing Day is when the alms boxes in churches used to be opened and distributed to the poor, when servants who had worked over Christmas were allowed to visit their families and were given ‘boxes’ (gifts) by their employers. Also Christmas food left overs were ‘boxed up’ and delivered to impoverished local families.
It is still common to give a tip to the people who provide services – postmen, milkmen, dustbinmen, paper-boy etc. The post-Christmas sales start, so you can spend even more money, or go and exchange the presents you received, but don’t like, for something else, I suppose. There are usually sporting fixtures held on this the day – local football derbies, horse racing or (for some) hunting.
The Boxing Day Hunt is a tradition – although since the ban on hunting with dogs in 2004, I don’t know how many have survived. They are still allowed to use hounds to follow a scent trail – if they want to.
26th December is St Stephen’s Day (forever associated with Good King Wenceslas!) and there was a tradition known as ‘hunting the wren’ – (it was considered unlucky to kill a wren on any other day of the year.) Once they’d caught one, the ‘Wren Boys’ would go around the village and collect money – a bit like carol singing as it had its own traditional song. Then they’d use that money for a good booze-up.
Always assuming they ever caught a wren, I suppose. More often than not, I bet they just used a few feathers tied to the pole...
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by Elentari » Mon Dec 29, 2008 1:11 am
We're probably a little thin on the ground in regards servants getting boxes, but Boxing Day is a public holiday here - which is the main thing.
Happy (belated) Christmas and a Happy New Year to all.
Happy (belated) Christmas and a Happy New Year to all.
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