December 26 – Happy Boxing Day!

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Christmas-red-cardinal-wreath-1668567324255Happy Boxing Day!  Susan here. Traditionally, particularly in the 18th and 19th centuries, the day after Christmas, December 26th, was a day to acknowledge servants and tradesmen with gifts, sometimes with money or presents, and – especially for household servants – a gift of boxed leftovers and a day off to visit their families. The day's celebration changed over decades from charitable giving to a bank holiday, then eventually to a day of watching football . . . today it is often seen as a shopping day, perhaps to use a gift certificate or return a gift for refund or exchange.

Whether you're boxing up leftovers for others, boxing a gift for someone, or boxing up an online return … here's wishing you the brightest and the best of holidays!   

20 thoughts on “December 26 – Happy Boxing Day!”

  1. Thanks Susan and I like to wish a belated Happy Christmas to you all! I haven’t had a minute to go online for the last few days.

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  2. Thanks Susan and I like to wish a belated Happy Christmas to you all! I haven’t had a minute to go online for the last few days.

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  3. Thanks Susan and I like to wish a belated Happy Christmas to you all! I haven’t had a minute to go online for the last few days.

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  4. Thanks Susan and I like to wish a belated Happy Christmas to you all! I haven’t had a minute to go online for the last few days.

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  5. Thanks Susan and I like to wish a belated Happy Christmas to you all! I haven’t had a minute to go online for the last few days.

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  6. I’m still relaxing. My 3 year old grandson turns 4 next month so I let him look over the stuffed toys on the FAO Schwarz page and he found a stuffed unicorn he wants, I’ll probably add a stuffed dinosaur with it.

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  7. I’m still relaxing. My 3 year old grandson turns 4 next month so I let him look over the stuffed toys on the FAO Schwarz page and he found a stuffed unicorn he wants, I’ll probably add a stuffed dinosaur with it.

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  8. I’m still relaxing. My 3 year old grandson turns 4 next month so I let him look over the stuffed toys on the FAO Schwarz page and he found a stuffed unicorn he wants, I’ll probably add a stuffed dinosaur with it.

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  9. I’m still relaxing. My 3 year old grandson turns 4 next month so I let him look over the stuffed toys on the FAO Schwarz page and he found a stuffed unicorn he wants, I’ll probably add a stuffed dinosaur with it.

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  10. I’m still relaxing. My 3 year old grandson turns 4 next month so I let him look over the stuffed toys on the FAO Schwarz page and he found a stuffed unicorn he wants, I’ll probably add a stuffed dinosaur with it.

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  11. All good wishes to you, too, Susan. We headed out this morning to buy a few groceries and took a walk around the neighborhood this afternoon; the remainder of the day, we stayed home.

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  12. All good wishes to you, too, Susan. We headed out this morning to buy a few groceries and took a walk around the neighborhood this afternoon; the remainder of the day, we stayed home.

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  13. All good wishes to you, too, Susan. We headed out this morning to buy a few groceries and took a walk around the neighborhood this afternoon; the remainder of the day, we stayed home.

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  14. All good wishes to you, too, Susan. We headed out this morning to buy a few groceries and took a walk around the neighborhood this afternoon; the remainder of the day, we stayed home.

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  15. All good wishes to you, too, Susan. We headed out this morning to buy a few groceries and took a walk around the neighborhood this afternoon; the remainder of the day, we stayed home.

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  16. This is the day after ‘boxing’ day – so I guess it is a day to take a deep breath. My day will be spent cleaning – for me this is vacuuming day. I hope that everyone is getting the opportunity to take a deep breath.

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  17. This is the day after ‘boxing’ day – so I guess it is a day to take a deep breath. My day will be spent cleaning – for me this is vacuuming day. I hope that everyone is getting the opportunity to take a deep breath.

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  18. This is the day after ‘boxing’ day – so I guess it is a day to take a deep breath. My day will be spent cleaning – for me this is vacuuming day. I hope that everyone is getting the opportunity to take a deep breath.

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  19. This is the day after ‘boxing’ day – so I guess it is a day to take a deep breath. My day will be spent cleaning – for me this is vacuuming day. I hope that everyone is getting the opportunity to take a deep breath.

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  20. This is the day after ‘boxing’ day – so I guess it is a day to take a deep breath. My day will be spent cleaning – for me this is vacuuming day. I hope that everyone is getting the opportunity to take a deep breath.

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