Jak. Boxing Day is a very special day, My Birthday, and yes I have always had two presents Christmas and Birthday. Merry Christmas to all. Jack.in Bournemouth. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jak Daniels" <Jak@daniels.flexnet.co.uk> To: <BOWER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2000 12:56 PM Subject: [BOWER] RE: Boxing Day > When I was a child, I was told that > it was Boxing Day because the gnetry in England boxed food and > supplies to give to their tenants and the poor. > Any of our English cousins want to correct me if I'm wrong? > > I totally agree with Dixie on this one, I always thought it was called > Boxing Day because the gentry gave away their leftover food from their > Christmas meal and money to their servants and it was given in boxes. I'm > not 100% sure about the next bit, but, we have the term here 'receiving a > Christmas Box', which basically means that your boss/company you work for > give you a bonus and it is know as 'A Christmas Box'. > It's a public holiday here - yeppie. When I was a child I asked my dad what > Boxing Day was for and he told me it was a special day where everyone had > the chance to kiss and make up after having an argument on Christmas Day > ..... and I believed him! But then again my Mother had the same sense of > humour when I asked her why we had Christmas on that day, and I was told > that Winter is so miserable that we had to have a day to look forward to or > we'd all go mad with the cold, wet and snow. No wonder I've turned out how > I have! :) > Ron mentioned Christmas Pudding and Brandy Butter (or it could have been > custard) ... its yummy. Ron if you would like me to send one over to you, > it would be my pleasure to do so. > Regards > Jak Daniels - England. > No relation to the 'Jack Daniel' and I've heard all the jokes, and no my > parents didn't do it on purpose. > > > > > > > ==== BOWER Mailing List ==== > Bower Cottage, sister site to the Bower Family Homestead, homesites of > the Bower research group -- http://bowercommunity.com/cottage > >