"Boxing Day" aka Keto Trivia

(KEVIN HOLLOWAY) #1

Hi Ketonians.
Richard made mention of “Boxing Day” in the Thanks Giving Podcast and wasn’t sure of it’s true meaning or origins. Trivia Time. haha
Firstly, it has nothing to do with Fighting. (Boxing)

It is my understanding that in Medieval England, all the Kings n Queens, Dukes n Duchess’s, Lords n Ladies of the Manor, etc, had a big Feast and Celebrations on Christmas Day. All the Food was served and provided by the Village People. (No! not the Band)
On the day after Christmas, the Help would gather all the leftover food (as there were no Fridges and Freezers) from the Feast and Box it up into equal portions and distribute it to the Town Folk, or Village People.
This Boxing up of food the day after Christmas Day became a regular event and was commonly called “Boxing Day”.
P.S. Boxes would have been a common carryall in those days as they hadn’t yet invented Plastic or Paper Bags. hahaha.
I know you would have all been loosing sleep over this one, so I hope I have put your mind at rest.
Regards,
Keto Kev

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #2

Further trivia: Boxing Day is also known as the Feast of Saint Stephen the Martyr. (The story of his stoning is given in the Acts of the Apostles. He was the first Christian to die for his faith.)

(A ham loving ham! - VA6KD) #3

I knew of the Boxing Day origin (although the true origin is still debated) but in my family we said it was the day to box up all your unwanted Chrissy gifts and take them back to the store! (Or give them to someone else)

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #4

When I was a child (in the U.S.), kangaroo boxing in Australia was believed to be a thing. Don’t know if it ever really was, but occasionally there’d be a kangaroo in boxing gloves in one of the cartoons on the telly. I think it would be great if, along the lines of the animals in the barn talking at midnight on Christmas Eve, if the kangaroos actually did box on Boxing Day! :grin:

(A ham loving ham! - VA6KD) #5

Yeah it was…before my time though. It was a 19th century travelling circus thing and well in the past now.

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #6

Glad to hear it. Like bear- and bull-baiting and the rat pits, we are well shut of such things.