Arthur Little
26th December 2015, 13:11
Christmas is over for ANOTHER year ... now it's 'Boxing Day'. But WHY is it celebrated in the UK? Ireland, too, is in on the act.
Yes, it's a holiday ... giving [some of] us the chance to relax and unwind after indulging in the excesses of the previous 24 hours, whilst others might be out hunting for bargains - or, more notably (if they're members of the landed gentry) - participating in their local fox hunt ... or, there again, :icon_rolleyes: passing the afternoon at their local football grounds.
Whatever ... :anerikke: ... it has nothing to do with boxing :xxsport-smiley-002:(the sport) :nono-1-1: - which I mistakenly used to think it had, when I was a child. :biggrin:
www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/christmas/12030818/Boxing-Day-2015-What-is-it-and-why-do-we-celebrate-it.html
Yes, it's a holiday ... giving [some of] us the chance to relax and unwind after indulging in the excesses of the previous 24 hours, whilst others might be out hunting for bargains - or, more notably (if they're members of the landed gentry) - participating in their local fox hunt ... or, there again, :icon_rolleyes: passing the afternoon at their local football grounds.
Whatever ... :anerikke: ... it has nothing to do with boxing :xxsport-smiley-002:(the sport) :nono-1-1: - which I mistakenly used to think it had, when I was a child. :biggrin:
www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/christmas/12030818/Boxing-Day-2015-What-is-it-and-why-do-we-celebrate-it.html