Relatives who lived in the North-east in the forties & fifties remeber working on Boxing Day and having New Year's day as a holiday (before it became one in the South of England)
2006-12-26 00:11:55 · 2 answers · asked by Peter W 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Other - Holidays
1. According to Wikipedia, the Bank Holidays Act of 1871 made Boxing Day a public Holiday in England and Wales. The Banking and Financial Dealings Act of 1971 made New Year's Day a public holiday.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_Holiday
2. As this conflicts with what you have been told, then perhaps there was some local trade-off, a swap of the day off, so that workers in the north-east could celebrate the more important New Year and first footing, especially because of the proximity to Scotland.
2006-12-26 04:38:09 · answer #1 · answered by ♫ Rum Rhythms ♫ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is a few variety of Canadian holiday. I used to depart the place there have been a brilliant form of Canadian drs. and that they could constantly ask if we celebrated boxing day. this is like us watching for the English to rejoice Thanksgiving - LOL!
2016-10-28 09:37:02 · answer #2 · answered by roca 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋