The Tsunami happened on a boxing day !
Great sales happen on a boxing day !
The day after Christmas is a boxing day !
Now seriously , have you wondered why the fuck was it called a Boxing Day in the first place ?!
Well , I dug into my curiousity and asked the people who would know best , the English .
These are the answers I got :
- There used to be big boxing title matches held a day after X-mas . This person also went on to add that this was also to commemorate great English boxers ..
- I thought to myself , yeah .. that sounded rather neat
- Another mate of mine said well , he has heard rumours that because the country went on such a massive sale on this day .. they simply called it boxing day cause people almost came to blows whilst hunting for the best bargains
- I thought to myself , this was the kinda story that was acceptable while under the influence of alcohol
So , I got in deeper to find these facts in which thought I might as well share with my mates and readers
- The boxing fuckin' day has got nothing to do with witht the contest of sparring or people coming to blows over a sale item
- Oxford English Dictionary says this comes from the Christmas box; the verb box meaning: To give a Christmas-box, and then leading to the term boxing-day
- Traditionally, 26th of December was the day to open the Christmas Box to share the contents with the poor
- The Christmas box was a wooden or clay container where people placed gifts
- Others believe that the Boxing Day tradition originated as a holiday for members of the upper class to give boxes containing food , clothing or money to tradespeople and servants , in much the same way that many employers offer their employees bonuses today . These gifts were usually given in boxes ; hence the name 'Boxing Day'
Now , the next time someone asks you .. this question , you know what to say . And take that moment thanking me for educating you ! :)
