For many sports fans, ‘Boxing Day’ equals YES! football in England on Boxing Day. But why is this non-Christian holiday called that? Sportnieuws.nl studies history books.
Boxing Day is very popular in the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland), although in many European countries, Boxing Day is also a holiday. For example, in the Netherlands. Although December 25th originates from the Christian faith, the birth of Jesus Christ, Boxing Day is just an additional holiday.
Christmas box
There is no 100% agreement regarding where exactly ‘Boxing Day’ came from. The most credible theory is that in the 19th century the poorest of society received Christmas boxes, or Christmas boxes (a kind of Christmas gift). For example, the postman and servant who live with rich British people. Often they also have a day off immediately after Christmas.
In 2019
Boxing Day literally means ‘box day’, in this case Christmas boxes. There is also a lot of shopping in the UK at the moment. Similar to Black Friday in the United States (and also the Netherlands). Apart from football, December 26 is also known for horse racing and fox hunting. After all, this has nothing to do with boxing or fighting.
Check out the football program for Boxing Day here!
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