NK - Re: - St. Stephen's Day Party (Boxing or Boxing?)

[Susan O'Neal]

At 08:20 PM 12/25/1999 -0800, you wrote:
>I always thought that referred to the boxing that went on in the shops at
the mall during the
>after Christmas sales. ;-)
>
>Where does the term come from Berengaria?  Diarmid?

The only explanation I have heard is that the day after Christmas is when
the Brit's boxed up their things to take out and give to the poor.  

I am hoping for a better answer here,
Susan
shamrock at intcon.net