2006-12-26 05:48:33 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Boxing Day is a day the higher classes gave gifts to the lower classes. Before or on December 25th people of similar class would exchange gifts to celebrate the Christmas season. Gifts were not exchanged with the lower class until the next day called Boxing Day. It is also known as St. Stephen’s Day.
2006-12-26 05:53:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
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.
"Boxing Day" is listed in the Canada Labour Code as a holiday.
2006-12-26 13:57:35 · answer #2 · answered by Grapy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The feast of St Stephen- who was the first Christian martyr and is held on Boxing day -the day after Christmas day. It is thought that it became better known as Boxing day because of families keeping a 'charity box' to collect money for the poor.
2006-12-26 13:58:17 · answer #3 · answered by Birdman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is, traditionally, since Victorian times, the day that serving staff (generally, those who are servants to a family in a large house) are given a box containing a gift, by their employer.
2006-12-26 17:32:59 · answer #4 · answered by guernsey_donkey2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was the day the alms boxes were opened in the Church and the contents were distributed amonst the poor and needy. The correct name is St Stephen's Day.
2006-12-26 14:03:04 · answer #5 · answered by charterman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just found that out today. It's the the traditional day to give workers presents, which were normally in boxes.
2006-12-26 13:54:02 · answer #6 · answered by Put_ya_mitts_up 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think its so called because that was the day when the postman/milkman used to get their christmas boxes (bonus/tip?)
2006-12-29 18:14:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i read somewhere it was to do with people donating money to the church in a box after christmas day
2006-12-26 13:50:51 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bcoz its a boxingday
2006-12-26 15:15:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
coz its when u put all your rubbish in boxes ready for the dustman
2006-12-29 13:09:51 · answer #10 · answered by ade r 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋