Monday, 27 December 2010

Boxing Day



We celebrated this English holiday over breakfast.

Yesterday.

In San Diego.

Which brought up speculation about the origin of the name.

A day to wear boxers?

A day to put Christmas gifts back in the box and return to the store?

A day that has something to do with the Boxer Rebellion?

It shows up on our calendars every December 26th with (Canada) in parentheses - what other countries celebrate boxers and boxed gifts?

Didn’t matter.

We ate our sausage and bacon and eggs and tomato and toast.

We drank our tea.

And because it was a table full of Americans celebrating, there was apple pie for dessert.


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