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Today is Boxing Day, it falls on 26th December every year.

What is the historically accepted origin of the name "Boxing Day"?

Its when the blue bloods would give a gift to the servants - in a box.

No sh1t.

Really? Nothing to do, then, with the 100 or so guys that seem to still be boxing inside my head. Owwwwwwwwch! More Panadol, please.

sauron wrote:Really? Nothing to do, then, with the 100 or so guys that seem to still be boxing inside my head. Owwwwwwwwch! More Panadol, please.

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You could get it here at The Hairy Dog Pub

Mutt be something I drank!

sage & onion wrote:What is the historically accepted origin of the name "Boxing Day"?

Its named after people coming on the day after Christmas to collect gifts/donations in boxes

KeithL wrote:

sage & onion wrote:What is the historically accepted origin of the name "Boxing Day"?

Its named after people coming on the day after Christmas to collect gifts/donations in boxes

Indeed this seems to be the most popular theory

I've heard something similar, it is called boxing day because it is the day after X-mas that you use to clean up all the boxes laying around but this may be an interesting read for some.

http://www.factmonster.com/spot/boxingday1.html