Boxing Day -2010 Traditional English holiday extends Christmas giving Despite its name, Boxing Day, which is celebrated on December 26 in Great Britain, has nothing to do with pugilistic competition. Nor is it a day for people to return unwanted Christmas presents. While the exact origins of the holiday are obscure, it is likely that Boxing Day began in England during the Middle Ages. Some historians say the holiday developed because servants were required to work on Christmas Day, but took the following day off. As servants prepared to leave to visit their families, their employers would present them with gift boxes. Church Alms Boxes Another theory is that the boxes placed in churches where parishioners deposited coins for the poor were opened and the contents distributed on December 26, which is also the Feast of St. Stephen. As time went by, Boxing Day gift giving expanded to include those who had rendered a service during the previous year. This tradition survives today as people give presents to tradesmen, mail carriers, doormen, porters, and others who have helped them. The Day after Christmas Day Boxing Day is December 26, the day after Christmas Day, and is celebrated in Great Britain and in most areas settled by the English (the U.S. is the major exception), including Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Just as New Years Day in the US has become a day filled with Gridiron Football; December 26th has become a day filled with Association football. Sun-12/26 Fulham vs. West Ham Everton vs. Birmingham Manchester Utd vs. Sunderland Newcastle vs. Manchester City Blackburn vs. Stoke City Bolton vs. WBA Wolverhampton vs. Wigan Blackpool vs. Liverpool Aston Villa vs. Tottenham Mon-12/27 Arsenal vs. Chelsea Sun-12/26 Crystal Palace vs. Norwich City Queens Park Rangers vs. Swansea City Portsmouth vs. Millwall Derby County vs. Doncaster Rovers Ipswich Town vs. Watford Leicester City vs. Leeds United Postponed Middlesbrough vs. Nottingham Forest Postponed Barnsley vs. Burnley Sheffield United vs. Hull City Reading vs. Bristol City Cardiff City vs. Coventry City Postponed Scun thorpe United vs. Preston North End Postponed
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