Another Holiday to learn about

Today is Boxing Day in Canada. What a great opportunity to learn about the holiday and the country.

Here is a bit about the holiday courtesy of Wikipedia:
Boxing Day is a traditional celebration, dating back to the Middle Ages, and consists of the practice of giving out gifts to employees, the poor, or to people in a lower social class. The name has numerous folk etymologies^[3]; the Oxford English Dictionary attributes it to the Christmas box; the verb box meaning: "To give a Christmas-box (colloq.); whence boxing-day." Outside the Commonwealth, the day is celebrated with a different name.

Here are some more webpage if you want to learn more about this holiday:
http://www.snopes.com/holidays/christmas/boxingday.asp
http://www.annieshomepage.com/boxingday.html
http://holidays.kaboose.com/xmas-around-boxingday.html
http://www.calendar-updates.com/info/holidays/canada/boxing.aspx

Have fun learning!