Until very recently I hadn't realised that to most of the world December 26th isn't Boxing Day, but St Stephen's Day! The term Boxing Day is only used in the UK, Canada, Australia and other Christian Commonwealth countries. The origin of the term is believed to come from the practise of wealthy people giving presents to those less well off. These were stored in a 'Christmas Box' which wasn't opened until December 26th. However, there are several different interpretations that can be found here!
Your Boxing Day questions are: -
- Which Chinese leader was born today in 1893?
- Which baseball club sold Babe Ruth (right) to the New York Yankees today in 1919?
- Who was born today in 1791 in London and is credited with inventing the first computer?
1 comment:
yeah, over here in Ireland it's St Stephens. When someone calls it boxing day, the general reaction is "wha?" :P
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