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12-25-2009, 06:33 AM
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Boxing Day is a bank holiday or a public holiday in the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Germany, Greenland, New Zealand, Hong Kong, and countries in the Commonwealth of Nations with a mainly Christian population. In South Africa this public holiday is now known as the Day of Goodwill. The name derives from the Anglo-Saxon tradition of giving seasonal gifts to less wealthy people and social inferiors. Until their distribution, these gifts were stored in a "Christmas box," which was opened on December 26, when the contents were distributed. In the United Kingdom, this was later extended to various workpeople such as labourers and servants. Being agnostic I don't follow the traditions myself. 
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#62
12-25-2009, 07:24 AM
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Boxing Day, as I understand it, was a day for the servants to celebrate Christmas. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing_day
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#64
12-25-2009, 09:17 PM
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I agree with Targan. I've never experienced a snowy christmas or even seen snow in my whole life. I should go over somewhere to the northern hemisphere during christmas to see how it is.
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#65
12-25-2009, 10:22 PM
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#66
12-26-2009, 06:24 PM
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Merry Christmas a day late
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So Merry Christmas to all....and to all a good night. 
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