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Old 23-12-2007, 19:57   #1
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boxing day

my 6 year old wants to know why it is called boxing day? will we all be boxing?
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Old 23-12-2007, 20:00   #2
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Re: boxing day

It goes back to the middle ages when boxes (gifts) were given by employers to employees or serfs and villeins.
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Old 25-12-2007, 23:48   #3
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Re: boxing day

WikiAnswers - How did Boxing Day get its name
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