2006-12-26 01:02:54 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Other - Holidays
The day after Christmas, the Feast of St. Stephen, the first Christian martyr, is better known as Boxing Day. The term may come from the opening of church poor boxes that day; maybe from the earthenware boxes with which boy apprentices collected money at the doors of their masters' clients.
Nowadays, we often see, in certain families, gifts (boxes) given to those who provide services throughout the year.
2006-12-26 01:11:53 · answer #1 · answered by matthew b 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No one's entirely sure - one theory is that it was traditional for a church's collection box to be opened on the day after Christmas and the money distributed tot he poor (so the name Boxing Day comes from the collection box). Others suggest it comes from boxes given by the Lord of the Manor to the serfs who worked his land on this day.
The only certainty is that it has nothing to do with the sport of boxing.
2006-12-26 01:11:11 · answer #2 · answered by onefishtwofish 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The short answer: because every legend of it's origins involves people leaving boxes of money, or boxes for money, outside churches (hence, boxing day). Even though we (Americans) don't celebrate the holiday, many of our charities benefit from it.
2006-12-26 01:09:22 · answer #3 · answered by teeney1116 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People used to box leftovers from Christmas dinner and take them to the poor.
2006-12-26 01:04:48 · answer #4 · answered by nondescript 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I thought it was because you throw away all the boxs from your christmas presents!!! LOL. Happy new year!!
2006-12-26 01:55:03 · answer #5 · answered by xrainbow_muffinsx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never heard of such!
2006-12-26 01:05:08 · answer #6 · answered by Marsha 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why is christmas called christmas.
2006-12-26 01:57:16 · answer #7 · answered by ♥Jus Tellin Da Truth Mandem♥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋