Lois & Clark Forums Forums General Discussion Off Topic How long is your Christmas vacation?

Boxing Day - lots of different theories about the origin of this holiday, the one I like best is that it was originally the holiday for servants (who would have of course been working hard on Christmas day) and the day for giving gifts to tradesmen and others who delivered stuff to your house, garbage collectors, postmen, etc. Most public services shut down without servants, so it was a public holiday. These days nobody has servants but the holiday remains.