Happy Boxing day

 

Good Friday Morning Ladies,  

Happy Boxing day,   I hope that you all had a lovely day yesterday.  We had a lovely relaxing day, a lovely Christmas dinner followed by games with the girls.  Today we have a buffet, everyone can help themselves, that way we all get to relax together.  Matt and Alex are working so sadly they can't come, Becca & Adam are coming later on and Lewis will be coming over after Soph & Lucy finish work.  

I had a little look into why Boxing Day is so called...

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There are many different theories behind Boxing Day, but a popular one is to do with helping out the less fortunate.

Boxes to collect money for the poor were placed in churches on Christmas day and opened the next day. These boxes were opened to honour St Stephen, the first Christian martyr, whose feast day falls on 26 December.

The most common belief is that ‘Boxing Day’ got its name due to servants and their relationship with their employers.

Boxing Day was  a day to show compassion and there was show of goodwill displayed from masters to their servants, as they gave them a ‘Christmas Box’. The servants would also go home on Boxing Day to give ‘Christmas Boxes’ to their families.

Others suggest Boxing Day is to do with ships, as when setting sail, there would be a sealed box containing money on board for good luck. Were the trip deemed to be a success, the box was given to a priest and the contents then given to the poor. Another reason came from the Victorian ages, with employers giving Christmas boxes to their staff.

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I hope that you all have a lovely, relaxing day,

Love & hugs to all of you,

Sandra xxx