Allen wrote: > maybe... Nasty lot us brits :) ask the countries taken by southern > Europeans.
> Funny, I had always thought the name had to do with the Boxers rebellion Hi Guys! For *years* I thought Boxing Day had to do with the sport of boxing. Actually in the US social circles it is considered a Canadian holiday upon which each servant is supposed to receive a box from his employer containing an appropriate gift. In other parts of the UK the servant idea is expanded to "less fortunate", a "Shopping Holiday or even a day for "football" (in the UK sense), Cricket, Hockey or Yacht racing. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing_Day -- Regards, Pete http://pete-theisen.com/ _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/4953c465.1020...@verizon.net ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
