Do you follow the Boxing Day Tradition?
By Raj
@Butterfingers (66583)
India
December 25, 2020 9:09am CST
I'm not 100% sure but what I heard about boxing day is that people give away gifts to children and needy to help them and it's a tradition followed from years. So 26th December is boxing day and in cricketing world we see cricket matches played on this day and tomorrow too there'll be 3 Test matches to be played in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
Do you also follow the Boxing Day Tradition?
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@Butterfingers (66583)
• India
26 Dec 20
That's ok the main thing is giving away gifts so it's fine
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@Butterfingers (66583)
• India
25 Dec 20
Yes that's correct. Have a great Christmas celebration
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@id_peace (14005)
• Singapore
27 Dec 20
@Butterfingers Oh yes we used to be the strait colony or the crown colonies of the British
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@Butterfingers (66583)
• India
26 Dec 20
I think only popular in UK and British colonies
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@LadyDuck (471984)
• Switzerland
26 Dec 20
The Boxing Day tradition comes from the UK. In the UK, the Boxing Day was traditionally a day off for servants, to rest after the Christmas holiday. On that day the servants received a gift from their employer. This is the correct origin of Boxing Day. We do not follow this tradition in Europe, but for Catholic countries today is a holiday (St.Stephan - First martyr).
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@LadyDuck (471984)
• Switzerland
26 Dec 20
@Butterfingers 
You are welcome, I explained the same to my husband who did not know.
You are welcome, I explained the same to my husband who did not know.2 people like this
@Butterfingers (66583)
• India
26 Dec 20
@LadyDuck cool you mean the Indian guy at your home 
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@DaddyEvil (137464)
• United States
25 Dec 20
I've heard of boxing Day and had a vague idea that it was a day of gift giving to the poor and needy but it isn't something followed here in the US. (I heard about Boxing Day from an English friend years ago. It is a tradition followed in England.)
We do Christmas here and that is on the 25th of December. One day of gift giving in a month is more than enough.
Merry Christmas!
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@DaddyEvil (137464)
• United States
25 Dec 20
@MALUSE I'm sorry, but who though it has/had anything to do with the sport of boxing?
Uhm... thanks for the interesting information.
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@Hanbinandaeyo (3301)
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25 Dec 20
I'm not really sure if we have that.. But I do know that some people give gifts to the needy every xmas and new year and I personally know some of those people..
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@Hanbinandaeyo (3301)
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25 Dec 20
@Butterfingers I know.. Hopefully I can do the same
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@Butterfingers (66583)
• India
26 Dec 20
That's ok and as I have understood it's not popular in USA
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@Raine38 (12391)
• United States
25 Dec 20
I don't think we have Boxing Day here, but usually the day after Christmas Day was spent eating leftovers and staying in in our pajamas. At least in our household. If ever we have some extra spending money, we go to stores and boutique, see the after Christmas sale, and check if we have anything there that we must have.
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@RebeccasFarm (90294)
• Arvada, Colorado
25 Dec 20
Well not here in the USA but when I lived in UK yes of course
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