Boxing day.

[oldherbaceous]

Does anyone know why boxing day is so called, i have asked a few people today and none of them have known, glad it wasn't just me.

[Clive.]

Hello OH,

try here..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing_day#Origins

Seems they used to get up to some rare tricks in Wales..??!!


Meanwhile..I have been winter digging today..with my "new" 1942 spade..
....even had a flypast by a 1943 Spitfire..

Clive.

[oldherbaceous]

Thanks for that Clive, it appears to be more of a hand out day then anything else.
I'm heading to Wales this summer, i'm going to be checking young maindens arms and legs for holly scratches, on second thoughts mabe not, i don't think they would believe me.

I don't think you can beat some of the old garden tools, i've got quite a good collection now, but even when i've been digging with my much prized flat tined fork i've never had a flypast.

[jopsy]

is it boxes of leftovers for the poor?
we went shopping today! wanted to rtn a few bits but some shops werent open-grr
got a lovely pr of new boots with xmas money!

[The Grock in the Frock]

i thought it was when the woman off the household had ,had enough of everyone and boxes their ears in.thats how it works in our house anyway!