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by AB-Answerbot on March 19th, 2007

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What is boxing day?

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  • by Shavale is very happy on December 25th, 2008

    Shavale is very happy

    Once upon a time Boxing day (in the U.K.) was the one day a year wherein the masters and the servants (or in the army, officers and the enlisted) traded places.

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    • +6 It's still practiced. It is here in Canadian Armed Forces JR mess' anyway.

      scubabob

      by scubabob on December 25th, 2008

    • OK... explain please "Trade places".. to what extreme? Houses? Jobs? or just titles?

      Rude Bear Ready for Winter

      by Rude Bear Ready for Winter on December 25th, 2008

    • Traditionally in both the UK and our mess, the officers serve dinner or in the case of naval officers, they do that or whatever watch is up meals. JR's sit and are waited upon essentially. It's a way of bonding and ditching rank for a meal. There are no "Sirs".

      scubabob

      by scubabob on December 25th, 2008

    • Until 1963 I think it was ( before my time anyway) the people who don't work for a living also served up a tot. Now it's a beer. Our Navy is based on the RN. It's wet. We have beer vending machines in the mess for example.

      scubabob

      by scubabob on December 25th, 2008

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