While many of you might not know exactly what it is (and I didn't either), I took the liberty upon myself to use the ever so reliable Wikipedia to educate you fellow readers.
Boxing Day refers to the day following Christmas. Where the origin of Boxing Day came from though is a mystery. In England, it is said to be from the presents that were given to the servants the day after Christmas so that they could have a Christmas of their own (after their owners celebrated first, of course). Other rumors come from England as well that on Christmas people would put money for the poor into a box and the next day it would be opened and given to the poor, thus making the next day Boxing Day. In Ireland, it is celebrated as the day of St. Stephen, who died for his belief in Christ.
Most people who celebrate Boxing Day attend or watch horse races, fox hunting and spend time with their family.
What did my sister and I do?
We literally packed ourselves in boxes.
Only you would make a blogpost about this. Jajajaja
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