Many of us have heard that in somecountries celebrate Boxing Day. But not many people know that in Russia recently there is also something similar. The Russians did not copy the import traditions and invented their own unique holiday. This day is not marked in red in the calendar and is only a reason to please your loved ones with presents.
This holiday in the UK
Initial Boxing Day in Albionplanned so that families could continue to enjoy each other’s company after Christmas. Therefore, Boxing Day is celebrated on December 26th. In the UK, this day is an official holiday, and if it coincides with Sunday, then it is postponed the next day. The British piously honor their centuries-old traditions, so everyone knows the origin history of the holiday. Several centuries ago, the day after Christmas, employers sought to reward their employees and distribute money and valuables among them. Weaving mills encouraged their workers with cloth, grocers with products.
Tradition in modern society
В наши дни эта традиция трансформировалась, и Now people in the UK have a unique opportunity to buy goods at discounted prices at a post-Christmas sale. Also, it is a custom to attend various sporting events on Boxing Day. As the pioneers of football, the British did not fail to make an additional round in the Premier League championship.
What give
You can give anything on this day.The main thing that the gift was packed in a beautiful festive box. After all, literally Boxing Day translates as "the day of the boxes." Congratulations on the day of gifts are usually received by all service workers. Despite the fact that the British, like all other people in the world, are involved in the pre-holiday fuss, they are so polite that they remember to write a few words to all the people with whom they interacted during the year. All sellers, postmen, laundry workers and other support staff receive holiday cards with warm greetings. Mail works in enhanced mode and delivers more than a billion cards to various recipients.
Multiple versions of occurrence
Now this holiday is often called the secondChristmas day. But no one came to a single version of the origin of this holiday. Too many sources crave authorship of themselves. Apart from the fact that employers presented their workers with valuable things, in each house servants were also encouraged. The hosts also wanted to thank the villagers for their good work during the year, gave gifts and provided a day off.
In the churches they collected all the offerings that werereceived at Christmas and handed out the next day to those in need. Well, the name of a Christmas gift in the UK echoes the name of the holiday itself. Hence the interesting version of the origin of the name. The fact is that on Christmas night in every family, the child traditionally received a box with a gift. The children went to bed, and the next morning they hurried to the tree, hoping to find the treasured contents.
Boxes everywhere
The boxes themselves were not particularly interested and wereimmediately abandoned somewhere in the corner. In large families, the next day after Christmas, the house was literally bursting with empty holiday boxes. That is how a funny name could appear, which, when interpreted to other languages, looks more harmonious. On this day, all the boxes had to be eliminated. There is a version that people could give a gift they did not like back to the store.
By the way, in our days, the Day of Gifts, in addition to the grand Christmas sale, promises to many modern employees various bonuses and incentives from employers.
How to spend this day?
Christmas is over, countlesscooking, vanity and waste of nervous energy. On December 26, you can breathe out with relief and spend this day enjoying the company of your family. Most often, the British prefer to go out into the countryside outside the city, they meet with their relatives and friends. Ardent fans of shopping are ready to watch in stores midnight, just to be among the first on profitable sales.
Earlier this day the English elite lovedto hunt foxes. They wore red holiday uniforms, mounted horses and surrounded themselves with a whole bunch of hunting dogs. Now animal hunting is officially banned, so gambling people are more and more inclined to attend horse racing.
Officially, this holiday is held in all countries.Commonwealth of Nations. Therefore, in addition to Great Britain, this day is officially celebrated in all of its former colonies and dominions: in Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Canada and several small island states.
This day in Russia
Russian citizens in the 20th century moved away fromtraditions to celebrate Christmas in a big way, therefore our Boxing Day cannot be copied from the British equivalent. Therefore, a group of enterprising and enterprising individuals decided to establish something similar on September 20, 2012. Who knows, maybe this tradition will take root, and soon we will have another legitimate day off? Anyone can attend the event of the so-called High Fashion Gift and pick up gifts for Children's Day or New Year.
Introduction to high fashion gift
Цель мероприятия заключается в том, чтобы to acquaint the mass consumer with the novelties of the industry. After all, it is no secret that most people are constantly puzzled over what to give to their families and friends on occasion. And therefore, offerings are reduced to banal certificates, envelopes with money, cosmetics, household appliances and jewelry. Many people like to give funny birthday gifts, but not everyone knows where to get original ideas.
With your own hands
Even if people do not have enough money for a giftfrom a branded designer, at introductory exhibitions, people can borrow some ideas for their own creative inspiration. After all, as you know, for our relatives, the main thing is often not the gift itself, but attention. Therefore, if you do not know how to make a gift with your own hands for a birthday to your husband, mother or daughter, be sure to visit a gift party.
The event always works creativeworkshop, where everyone can personally participate in the manufacture of a unique gift. Even a mug with your own autograph, a T-shirt with a funny inscription applied on your own, or a creatively decorated umbrella will be a good help to start your personal design path in the design of gifts.
Well, the British can borrow entourage andregistration. Very often we neglect the rule to arrange our presentations beautifully, believing that this is unnecessary. Undoubtedly, the bright box will quickly open and immediately slide into a corner. However, the very fact of anticipation of a miracle at the moment when a loved one or child opens a beautiful package, his emotions are worth a lot.
Conclusion
Have you come up with original birthday greetings? With gifts that are made with your own hands, your loved ones will remember the holiday for a long time.
