Erebus1197 t1_j1tk60b wrote on December 27, 2022 at 7:34 AM Reply to Til Boxing day in the UK has to do with a tradition of boxing up presents to give to the poor and has nothing to do with boxing the sport by Jasong222 Not quite. it's named after the practise of opening the alms boxes (containing money that is to be given to the poor) from the church. This was done after Christmas day (compared to before), as people were usually more generous... Permalink 2
Erebus1197 t1_j1tk60b wrote
Reply to Til Boxing day in the UK has to do with a tradition of boxing up presents to give to the poor and has nothing to do with boxing the sport by Jasong222
Not quite. it's named after the practise of opening the alms boxes (containing money that is to be given to the poor) from the church. This was done after Christmas day (compared to before), as people were usually more generous...