Through our research for this page, we have discovered that Christmas Boxes were used in different ways:
To protect ships
During the Age of Exploration, when great sailing ships were setting off to discover new land, A Christmas Box was used as a good luck device. It was a small container placed on each ship while it was still in port. It was put there by a priest, and those crewmen who wanted to ensure a safe return would drop money into the box. It was then sealed up and kept on board for the entire voyage. © copyright of projectbritain.com
If the ship came home safely, the box was handed over to the priest in the exchange for the saying of a Mass of thanks for the success of the voyage. The Priest would keep the box sealed until Christmas when he would open it to share the contents with the poor.
To help the poor
An 'Alms Box' was placed in every church on Christmas Day, into which worshippers placed a gift for the poor of the parish. These boxes were always opened the day after Christmas, which is why that day became know as Boxing Day.
A present for the workers
Many poorly paid workers were required to work on Christmas Day and took the following day off to visit their families. As they prepared to leave, their employers would present them with Christmas boxes. copyright of projectbritain.com
During the late 18th century, Lords and Ladies of the manor would "box up" their leftover food, or sometimes gifts and distribute them the day after Christmas to tenants who lived and worked on their lands.
And the tradition still continues today ......
The tradition of giving money to workers still continues today. It is customary for householders to give small gifts or monetary tips to regular visiting trades people (the milkman, dustman, coalman, paper boy etc.) and, in some work places, for employers to give a Christmas bonus to employees.
Schools across the country gather together gifts to be put in Christmas Boxes that are sent to poorer countries.
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red box好早就开始营业了
柱权应该是怕认不得我
所以叫我发photo给他
我mms他这张在车上马上拍的.. 嘻嘻
我在red box用e-payment买戏票
我看 刺陵
搞定了戏票后
就进red box疯狂高唱一会儿
到 12点
柱权来了，我就去找他
好笑的是
他不大记得我了
当我去找他时
我突然忘了他长怎样
转了几个圈圈
看到一个人坐在gurney main door的楼梯
才找到他
我竟然认得他的背影
不错嘛.. 哈哈
跟他单独在一起
没什么感觉
他好好谈哦
我们一路逛逛都聊得不停的
(哎呀！没得拍照作纪念，票根也弄丢了)
很可惜，可是它永远在我记忆里~ ^^
在看戏时
我吃完pop corn
就从包包里挖 eclipse
= ='' 我给他吃还被讲
柱权：哇~ 你好多东西吃哦 （almost）
从 GSC 出来
我们就各走各的
我去snooker那里找yukiko
柱权就去red box了
哈哈.. w900i 的fans meet在一起
就是high了
我们是 黑白无厘头 组合.. 哈哈黑色那个是我的
白色是凯文
我跟他就像老朋友一样
滔滔不绝的 讲 讲 讲
我们一见面就聊
到4点了
他要进GSC了才停止聊
这是我的pool师父 — 凯文
这是我第一次玩pool的战友 — 凯忠
他变好多
半年前他还有点baby face
现在完全变了，好mature哦
我都认不出他了..
4点钟到了
凯文，凯忠去看alvin and the chipmunks 2
我就滚去找姑姑
去popular真要命
这两本书cost RM60++
嗨哟哟
我的money啊~~
本来我还约了死笨瓜
可是他没去
他宁愿去gym neh >.<
无所谓了
因为接下来他和我sms了很久..哈
奕佳等我看完了 刺陵 他才去看
老实说 不好看
就到这里
待续... ~.^
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