The Origin of Boxing Day -spiral(Happy Holidays);The holiday's roots can be traced to Britain, where Boxing Day is also known as St. Stephen's Day. Reduced to the simplest essence, its origins are found in a long-ago practice of giving cash or durable goods to those of the lower classes. Gifts among equals were exchanged on or before Christmas Day, but beneficences to those less fortunate were bestowed the day after.
-seasister(思海姐姐);
2005-12-29{373}(#669354@65)
i.e. Toronto is several years behind Rome/Paris, a couple of years behind China/Japan, and a year behind US...
-spiral(Happy Holidays);
2005-12-28(#669340@65)