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To: mware; onyx

We have 2 days off at Christmas - Christmas Day and Boxing Day there are many different interpretations of what Boxing day actually means.

I like the one that traditions says that the Lord of the Manor etc boxed up his goodies from Christmas and distributed them to the poor the next day.

The following is a link which explains it more

http://homepages.tesco.net/~derek.berger/holidays/boxingday.html


296 posted on 12/25/2006 4:52:49 PM PST by snugs ((An English Cheney Chick - Big Time))
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To: snugs
thanks for the info snugs.

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300 posted on 12/25/2006 4:55:10 PM PST by mware (By all that you hold dear... on this good earth... I bid you stand! Men of the West!)
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To: snugs

Thank you, snugs!!!!
I know your Christmas dinner had to have been dazzling and delicious!


301 posted on 12/25/2006 4:56:32 PM PST by onyx (Phillip Rivers, LT and the San Diego Chargers! WOO-HOO!)
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