Christmas Boxes in US Afghanistan MOD Source: commons.wikimedia (Photo by: Sergeant Coorine Buxton RAF/MOD, OGL)
'Boxing Day' was started in the UK about 800 years ago. It was the day when the alms box, (the collection boxes for the poor often kept in churches) were traditionally opened so that their contents could be distributed to poor people. Some churches still open these boxes on Boxing Day.
'Boxing Day' was started in the UK about 800 years ago. It was the day when the alms box, (the collection boxes for the poor often kept in churches) were traditionally opened so that their contents could be distributed to poor people. Some churches still open these boxes on Boxing Day.
