Boxing Day is a stat holiday here in Canada too - I thought it was one everywhere! (But our Thanksgiving is on a Monday in October, and we only get one extra day off and I think the Americans get Thursday AND Friday, so they'd get a four-day weekend.
I think the boxing part relates to giving alms to the poor around Christmas time. (The poor box). --- colin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Boxing day is the day after Xmas-also a holiday here > in the uK and in Oz > and probably NZ and several other places in the > world. I can't remember the > reason but has something to do with 'boxing' gifts I > think. Both Xmas day > and Boxibng day are official holidays as is New > Years Day. > > mack watson-bush wrote: > > > John. Not familiar with you but glad that you are > well. I was curious > > about "boxing day". what is that? > > > > Mack > > > > > > My brother and his wife were evacuated from > their home in the lower > > > Mountains on Boxing Day and came within a > whisker of losing their > > > house. They have lived in this area for nearly > 30 years and this was > > > their worst fire experience all their garden, > fences etc. burnt but > > > the house saved! > > > > > > The weather has been so hot and dry since before > Christmas but last > > > Sunday night we had a very heavy fall of rain > that has relieved the > > > situation here quite a bit. For the moment > anyway! Serious fires are > > > still burning on the South Coast however. > > > > > > Thanks for your thoughts though guys. Theyre > really appreciated. > > > > > > John. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________________ > > > Get your free Australian email account at > http://www.start.com.au > > -- > bw > colin > DAK,BRO GC, 950i, 940,860,864,890, 260,Silver > 830,860, 580 and 270, Passap > 6000, Duo80. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.tantra-apso.com ______________________________________________________________________ Web-hosting solutions for home and business! http://website.yahoo.ca
