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Post by dianapalmer on Dec 26, 2013 23:42:38 GMT
Here is a picture from the morning of Boxing Day: My daughter, my son-in-law, and my "granddaughter" Gwen, wearing the beautiful dress knit by our very own Pammy.  |
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Post by Pammy on Dec 27, 2013 1:16:24 GMT
Aww, Diana, thanks so much for sharing this picture of your wonderful family.
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Post by Bluebirds on Dec 27, 2013 13:03:02 GMT
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Post by lisamarie on Dec 27, 2013 14:57:07 GMT
The doll is so cute!
Your family looks very cheerful and peaceful!
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Post by dianapalmer on Dec 27, 2013 15:35:01 GMT
They were very tired, from having five guests Christmas Eve and Christmas morning, as well as three Christmas night and Boxing Day morning.
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Post by Pammy on Dec 27, 2013 18:40:43 GMT
So Boxing Day. Do people really undecorate and box up their Christmas trims the very day after Christmas? I would die. My stuff will be on full display throughout January.
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Post by dianapalmer on Dec 27, 2013 19:19:42 GMT
No. I kind of remembered what it was, but wanted to check before I said.
Here is what Wikipedia says:
Origins
In Britain, it was a custom for tradesmen to collect "Christmas boxes" of money or presents on the first weekday after Christmas as thanks for good service throughout the year.[5] This is mentioned in Samuel Pepys' diary entry for 19 December 1663.[6] This custom is linked to an older English tradition: since they would have to wait on their masters on Christmas Day, the servants of the wealthy were allowed the next day to visit their families. The employers would give each servant a box to take home containing gifts and bonuses, and maybe sometimes leftover food.
When I was a child, I had the idea it meant boxing, as in boxing gloves LOL.
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Post by Sarah on Dec 27, 2013 21:42:14 GMT
No Pammy XD In a lot of European countries, especially England (where my father is from) the celebration of Christmas is spread out over twelve days, beginning with Christmas day. Far from putting everything away on December 26, the celebration is just beginning. The actual day of Christmas is meant to be given to family. There are decorations and feasting and all the things we associate with Christmas in America. December the 26th is a day given to charity. Treats, money, and home articles are boxed up and given away - to a family's servants and workers, and to those in need. The very wealthy would traditionally hold a charity meal for the poor and homeless to come and have a Christmas feast as well. It is also traditionally the time for groups of children or the less fortunate to go around and ask for such treats. The song 'Figgy Pudding' that people associate with Christmas is actually a song from boxing day, when some ragamuffin children demand desert from a wealthy patron. Boxing day is traditionally British, but there are similar celebrations on the second day of the Christmas holiday in other places. It is also connected to the Gaelic tradition known as 'Wren Day.' Hundreds of years ago, a wild wren would be caught and caged, and placed on a poll. Modern celebrations of the festival use a fake bird. The local children would then show the wren about the town on the poll bedecked with ribbons and garlands, asking for gifts of money to honor the wren and 'pay for it's freedom.' There would also usually be lots of caroling as they went around. The money would be given as a gift of charity to those children who needed it for their families. The day would end in a festival in the center of town with dancing and food, with the wren displayed surrounded by decorations in the middle. The whole of the Christmas celebration culminates in Twelfth Night, the night of January 5th, which is a time for large social parties, dancing and merrymaking  I think you should subscribe to Boxing day, Pammy, because then you could celebrate Christmas for the full 12 days! |
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Post by Pammy on Dec 28, 2013 1:32:21 GMT
Ahh, thanks to you both for explaining that. I always thought it meant boxing up the Christmas baubles and lights and stuff. Made me sad. I'm so happy to hear that wasn't it at all.
And why end it there? Isn't January 6th Epiphany, or Three Kings Day? I should start celebrating all of those traditions. I could do Christmastime all of the time. Really. I've often thought I would make the perfect Mrs. Claus, because then I could live at the North Pole and bake cookies and feel Christmasy forever.
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Post by lisamarie on Dec 28, 2013 5:11:58 GMT
I always thought it meant boxing like the guys in spandex and big gloves. Don't know how people watch that stuff but hey to each his own
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Post by Sarah on Dec 28, 2013 5:52:37 GMT
Oh I know, I don't like to watch people getting hurt on accident, so its torturous to me to watch people being hurt on purpose.
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Post by rdkntriker on Dec 28, 2013 18:47:42 GMT
Boxing is a safer sport then Football or Soccer. As far as injuries and long term problems.
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Post by lisamarie on Dec 28, 2013 22:00:25 GMT
I can watch football and soccer though. For some reason I really can't watch boxing... I don't know what it is. Then again i can't watch basketball either, I just have no interest
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Post by dianapalmer on Dec 28, 2013 23:17:21 GMT
That's so interesting, Santa. I really didn't know that.
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Post by rdkntriker on Dec 28, 2013 23:42:54 GMT
I am blessed that I can watch any sport |
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I think you should subscribe to Boxing day, Pammy, because then you could celebrate Christmas for the full 12 days!
