Boxing Day
26 December 2007 – 11:13 am
Several years ago a Canadian friend sent me a Boxing Day greeting. I emailed back and asked him where and when he wanted to put the gloves on. Well, oops!
A Day of Good Will
Boxing Day(1) isn’t a day for fighting nor is it a day for throwing out your empty Christmas Boxes. Boxing Day is a holiday that is celebrated in many countries round the world. Although, in many countries, Boxing Day has become a day of after Christmas sales, the definition I like best comes from South Africa– “a day of Good Will”(2). My Canadian friend described it as a day when you can pass on part of your good fortune.
Do you really need Four Calling Birds(3)?
Did you get yet another scarf for Christmas, too many packages of new socks, a new comforter for the bed for which you just purchased a new comforter, an extra toaster, blender, 6 boxes of Chocolate Covered Cherries, one too many poinsettias or something that just isn’t your style? Instead of fighting the crowds to return unwanted items or throwing them in the trash, consider using one of those empty Christmas bags or boxes and giving a Boxing Day gift as a Random Act of Kindness. Take it to a rest home, the Salvation Army, the Red Cross, your church or your local Good Will.
Here in Winona, MN there’s a special place on the web, Winona Shares, an online resource where you can list free reuseable items. Maybe you have a resource like that in your area?
Boxing Day is your chance to make the Holiday Season a happier Christmas for both you and someone else (but if you can’t do it today, there’s always tomorrow!).
Boxing Day is just one more small step you can take to enrich your personal environment.
Resources
- Barbara Mikkelson. Urban Legends Reference Pages: Boxing Day. 26 Dec 2007 “Snopes.com” 26 Dec 2007 <http://www.snopes.com/holidays/christmas/boxingday.asp>
- Boxing Day. “Wikipedia”. 26 Dec 2007. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing_day>
- The Twelve Days of Christmas. “Christmas Carols”. 26 Dec 2007. <http://www.carols.org.uk/the_twelve_days_of_christmas.htm>
2 Responses to “Boxing Day”
Always good to read about boxing.
Can I ask though - how did you get this picked up and into google news?
Very impressive, is it something that is just up to Google or you actively created?
Obviously this is a popular blog with great data so well done on your seo success..
By kung fu dummy on Jul 10, 2008
Nope, I didn’t even know it was in Google news. As you can tell, I haven’t been here for a long time. Maybe I should start up again!
By Linda Jenkinson on Jul 10, 2008