[Kate!]

What's everyone doing today then?

[Benjamin]

We’re off on a ferry to La Gomera island today to explore the towns and forest.

[Nicky91]

second christmas day, not boxing day


gonna watch a christmas movie with my mom, and our dinner plans, gourmet



and tonight The Masked Singer, christmas duets episode

[Vicky.]

Kids are on way, presents and chill then off to my brother's to see everyone again

[Crimson Dynamo]

Do some work now and then the boy is coming and we are going to watch Stranger Things!

[Oliver_W]

I'll be at the Boxing Day Squirt

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

I'll be at the Boxing Day Squirt

too many sprouts yesterday?

[bots]

i will be shopping at the sales using my favourite AI assistant to get the best deals

[Cherie]

Its frosty and sunny here today, going to take Tilly to the beach for a walk and going to the footie this afternoon

[Ray.]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

I'll be at the Boxing Day Squirt

[Livia]

Long walk with the kids and dog earlier. Walk round to parents for late lunch in a minute, turkey, pickles bubble & squeak. Stranger Things later once the kids are in bed.

[LaLaLand]

Eating, basically. My Mam always does a big party spread/buffet on Boxing Day - can’t wait!

[Niamh.]

Had leftovers for breakfast, a lazy morning/afternoon, just watching The Count of Monte Cristo now and driving to Kerry after that for the rest of the holidays

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Christmas Dynasnow

too many sprouts yesterday?

Originally Posted by Ray.

It's a local thing, a waterfight between our village and the neighbouring town's volunteer firefighters, to push a suspended barrel to the other side of the ford.

[Zizu]

Yesterday at the ( American) Christmas dinner meal I casually asked what everyone was doing on Boxing Day and was met with complete silence ..

I naively thought that everyone celebrated ‘the day after ‘ Christmas !!

They had never heard of it .. the grandpa asked if it was a day of boxing ..

[Vanessa]

I had to go to work

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Zizu

Yesterday at the ( American) Christmas dinner meal I casually asked what everyone was doing on Boxing Day and was met with complete silence ..

I naively thought that everyone celebrated ‘the day after ‘ Christmas !!

They had never heard of it .. the grandpa asked if it was a day of boxing ..

Yeah my American cousins were like, it doesn't have a name its just the day after Christmas, at least they stick to that and dont import days like we import American stuff

[Oliver_W]

Boxing Day partly developed because household servants were expected to work Christmas Day[*], so the next day was "their Christmas." I think (paid) domestics were less of a thing in the USA, so the tradition didn't really catch on.


Well, the tradition of tradespeople or employees being given gifts by their customers or employers goes back further.

[*] Notice how in Christmas Carol, Scrooge's kind-hearted nephew Fred thinks nothing of making the servants work all day, while even Scrooge gives Bob Cratchitt the day off!

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Zizu

Yesterday at the ( American) Christmas dinner meal I casually asked what everyone was doing on Boxing Day and was met with complete silence ..

I naively thought that everyone celebrated ‘the day after ‘ Christmas !!

They had never heard of it .. the grandpa asked if it was a day of boxing ..

We call it St Stephen's Day here in Ireland (plus in other predominately Catholic countries I believe)