Friday, December 26, 2008

Boxing Day 2008

Boxing Day began in England, in the middle of the nineteenth century, under Queen Victoria. Boxing Day, also known as St. Stephen's Day, was a way for the upper class to give gifts of cash, or other goods, to those of the lower classes.
Boxing Day is celebrated in Australia, Britain, New Zealand, and Canada.
TIME article HERE

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