by AB-Answerbot on March 19th, 2007

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What is boxing day?

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by Anonymous on July 20th, 2008
It is celebrated in all Commonwealth nations. Not just Canada. It comes from a tradition of giving gifts to the poor and lower classes the day after Christmas. Now it seems like a day for huge after Christmas sales and returning gifts.
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- Hehe
  nowadays in Australia It's just another Public Holiday Piss Up!!!!
  
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  by NicNic on July 20th, 2008
- Here too. Football piss up.
  
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  by Anonymous on July 20th, 2008
- Cricket piss up here, the footy seasons over by then :)
  
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  by NicNic on July 20th, 2008
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by Shavale is very happy on December 25th, 2008
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.
  
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  by scubabob on December 25th, 2008
- OK... explain please "Trade places".. to what extreme? Houses? Jobs? or just titles?
  
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  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".
  
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  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.
  
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  by scubabob on December 25th, 2008
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by jin jang on December 25th, 2008
In the 19th century it was a custom to give Christmas boxes to tradespeople on boxing day.Also it was a day when the masters(the rich) and the serfs(the poor) to change position for that one day.It is a national holiday in Commonwealth countries.(UK,Canada,Australia,etc.)
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by The Special One on December 26th, 2007
Apparently back in the day (supposedly) they day after x-mas the serfs/servants would walk around with an empty box and gather the left-over Christmas feast stuff and put it in the box for their families.

Nowadays, though, it's just an excuse to get wasted and watch football (soccer). All this according to the drunk English people I met this morning.
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- hahahaha i see, well thank you "elise"...still don't understand why i was downrated....maybe wrong catagory?
  
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  by Anonymous on December 26th, 2007
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by Anonymous on December 25th, 2008
http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/170162
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by Crazed_Wiseman on March 19th, 2007
THERES A BOXING DAY!?
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by wmax351 on March 19th, 2007
My Birthday (December 26)

I think it is a day where canadians open presents, but I am not sure.
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by Cipher on July 20th, 2008
(http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/170162)

Follow the link for the details
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by Bootsiebaby on December 26th, 2011
December 26th.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing_Day
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