The 26th of December,
Is known as Boxing Day,
Because that is when British bosses,
Chose to give a Christmas Box away.
It is celebrated all over the Commonwealth,
In SA, Aus, New Zealand and Malta,
But elsewhere in Europe and Ireland,
The appellation alters.
In Ireland it is named for St Stephen,
But in Europe as the 2nd Christmas Day.
Whatever it’s called, this tradition,
Survives from Roman times to this day.
thanks for the detail. boxing day reminds me of cricket 🙂
Thanks for that and why cricket?!
The Boxing Day Test match is a cricket Test match hosted in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia involving the Australian cricket team and an opposing national team which is touring Australia that summer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing_Day_Test
And in the United States, we know it as “the day after Christmas”. Many of us are back to work or traveling home, the schools are closed until the New Year and the stores have their after Christmas clearance sales.
Much the same here Alana! The dreaded Boxing Day Sale when normal, intelligent people suddenly go mad for a bargain!
An interesting tradition. Enjoy!
And you Alessa!
There is no Boxing Day in France. I always get confused…
…the day after Christmas…