Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Boxing Day is a bank holiday or a public holiday in the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Hong Kong, and countries in the Commonwealth of Nations with a mainly Christian population. In South Africa this public holiday is now known as the Day of Goodwill. It is based on the tradition of giving gifts to the less fortunate members of society.

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.

Hmm..so thats the history of my birthday. A day to give to the less fortunate..haha i've always thought that its a day where all the world wide wrestlers come together to compete.
Alright! I shall learn to give on every boxing day from next year onwards!

cheers!
boxing kid,cjiam

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jiamin=) out
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