is there a reason someone named the day after christmas boxing day.?

Answer 1

I believe it was the traditional day on which the presents or "boxes" were opened,

Answer 2

There are disparate theories as to the origins of the term. The more common stories include:

It was the day when people would give a present or Christmas box to those who had worked for them throughout the year. This is still done in Britain for postmen and paper-boys - though now the 'box' is usually given before Christmas, not after.
In feudal times, Christmas was a reason for a gathering of extended families. All the serfs would gather their families in the manor of their lord, which made it easier for the lord of the estate to hand out annual stipends to the serfs. After all the Christmas parties on 26 December, the lord of the estate would give practical goods such as cloth, grains, and tools to the serfs who lived on his land. Each family would get a box full of such goods the day after Christmas. Under this explanation, there was nothing voluntary about this transaction; the lord of the manor was obliged to supply these goods. Because of the boxes being given out, the day was called Boxing Day.
In England many years ago, it was common practice for the servants to carry boxes to their employers when they arrived for their day's work on the day after Christmas. Their employers would then put coins in the boxes as special end-of-year gifts. This can be compared with the modern day concept of Christmas bonuses. The servants carried boxes for the coins, hence the name Boxing Day.
In churches, it was traditional to open the church's donation box on Christmas Day, and the money in the donation box was to be distributed to the poorer or lower class citizens on the next day. In this case, the "box" in "Boxing Day" comes from that lockbox in which the donations were left.
Boxing Day was the day when the wren, the king of birds,[3] was captured and put in a box and introduced to each household in the village when he would be asked for a successful year and a good harvest. See Frazer's Golden Bough.

Answer 3

Yes the servants used to celibrate Christmas and receive their presents in a box on St. Stevens Day (26th) after the hard work they had put in on Christmas Day

Answer 4

Yes it is because in the days of bare-fist fighting bouts were held around the country on 26th December as part of the celebrations.

Bare-fist or bare-knuckle as it was commonly known did not have a ring as today's boxers, but more of a ring of betters and punters taking the odds on who would last the longest.

Some fights went on and on for hours with both fighters all bloodied. Then Lord Queensbury drew up the rules of boxing and it became a gentleman's game with rings, rounds lasting 3 to 4 minute, and seconds to sponge the fighter between rounds.

Answer 5

yes it's where married couples get so stressed with each other at this festive time that they reserve the day after Christmas as the time to have a good old boxing session! *LOL*

Answer 6

Boxing day - The day when all the boxing and wrapping from the christmas presents, were thrown away. =]

Answer 7

My guess would be its because: when everyone gets a bad gift from someone, this day gives you an excuse to go & punch the hell out of them for bad taste!

Just kidding, I honestly didnt know it was called Boxing Day.

Answer 8

I think it's the day after Christmas sale and everyone fights to get a bargain.

Answer 9

because in old times there always used to be boxing matches on this day.

Answer 10

I dont really know but in Ireland its called st.stephans day and in all english speakin countries its not Boxing day