![]() Many people go for a long walk, perhaps to burn off some of that food they have overindulged in. It is also an important day for sport, especially horse racing and football. We had so many things delivered in those days and I seldom saw the people responsible so that, thanks to my child’s imagination, they became an assortment of surreal characters that still make me chuckle to this day: The Potato Man, the Paper Boy, the Fish Man, and the Coal Man, for example!Īlthough Boxing Day is a public holiday in the UK (and other countries with a connection to it, like Canada, New Zealand, and Australia) many people prefer the frenzy of the Boxing Day sales to chilling out with friends and family. ![]() This custom has largely died out but I recall when I was a child, my mother setting aside money or small gifts for Christmas boxes that would be given to people like the milkman and the postman. This was like a tip to thank them for their work throughout the year. ![]() In the not-too-distant past, tradesmen and merchants would receive a Christmas box from their customers. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |