Wednesday, 26 December 2012

Wednesday 26th December



Wednesday 26th December

This morning hubby was asked his advice to choose a nice circular walk that my aunt and I could do with the dog, Les landes, was suggested. So off we went, not really taking into account the strong westerly breeze! 

Lunch and a semi-chilled afternoon with some preparation for the evening meal as the extended family arrived for supper at 6pm, and the inevitable card games followed, very few occasions now that we are all together and able to/want to play any games!

 Boxing Day is a bank and public holiday traditionally celebrated on the 26th of December mainly in United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand and Australia.

The term "Boxing Day” is related to middle aged custom to give servants a box containing gifts.

The day after Christmas, servants took wooden boxes to work so that employers could fill those boxes with money or food in return for good and reliable service throughout the year.
Likewise, nowadays, on the Boxing Day employers give gifts to their employees.

Boxing Day is related to St. Stephen's Day. St. Stephen is a patron of horses, so usually on Boxing Day many sports events takes place, mostly horse races and hunting.
On 26th of December in Australia start two popular sport events: Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race and The Boxing Day Test cricket match.

Thanks to big sales in most shops and market, the Boxing Day is a shopping holiday and it is one of the best trading days of the year. On that day most offices and production plants are closed. For the rest of Europe, Boxing Day is just the second day of Christmas.

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