My birthday is on that date and I was just wondering = )
2006-12-13 03:55:11 · 6 answers · asked by ? 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Other - Holidays
Boxing day originated from the Royals. They would box up all their leftover food and gifts the day after Christmas and give them to the servants and the poor.
No, its not where everyone puts on boxing gloves and goes at it..
No, its not where you throw away all your boxes after christmas..
Now, boxing day is the biggest shopping day of the year in Canada. They have the biggest sales. So, lots of people wait to go christmas shopping for clothes for their kids until boxing day.
2006-12-13 04:04:09 · answer #1 · answered by L R 2 · 5⤊ 0⤋
While visiting Canada, I asked the same question. Boxing Day is the day people returns to the local stores and buys gifts for the kids in Foster Homes, or homeless children.
2006-12-13 04:00:57 · answer #2 · answered by CenTexan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So this is what I was told when I lived in Canada ... Dec 25 is Christmas and rich people would have big parties so they would need their servants to work. So on the following day the rich people would make it up to them by giving them gifts and serving them for a day.
2006-12-13 03:59:23 · answer #3 · answered by ecogeek4ever 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, It was when people boxed up all of their extra food to give it to the poor. It is also celebrated in the UK and some people celebrate it in America.
2006-12-13 04:03:03 · answer #4 · answered by ~mary~ 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Actual version....Goes back to a time when servants and their employers would switch places for the day .
My version.... it's the day after Christmas you box up all the stuff you don't want and return it to the store!!!
2006-12-13 04:00:47 · answer #5 · answered by mprender 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
the feast of Saint Stephan,,,a day to box up stuff to give to charity and also to give gifts to service people like to mailman ,paperboy,etc
2006-12-13 04:08:55 · answer #6 · answered by BARB 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋