St Stephen's Day Or Boxing Day, What Do You Say?

[sandyRoe]

For me it's a saint's day.  Tradition and all that.

[Hazlinny]

Boxing Day.

[maggiebee]

Good King Wenceslas looked out
On the feast of Stephen

I usually call it Boxing Day though

[elliemay1]

When I was small I used to think it was 'Good King Wences last looked out'!

[elliemay1]

In Gaeilge it's called Lá an Dreoilín

[Cloverjo]

Elliemay, I thought the same.

To me now, it's the day after Christmas and I have a lot of clearing up to do. 

[Buenchico]

>>> "In Gaeilge it's called Lá an Dreoilín"

I would hope though that, irrespective of which side of the Irish Sea that he might be in, Sandy would choose not to use a name which is based around cruelty to wildlife!

[sandyRoe]

Does that refer to the hunting of Wrens?

[Buenchico]

PS: It's always been 'Boxing Day' to me. 

I suspect that, even though they might well know the words to "Good King Wenceslas", the majority of Brits haven't got a clue as to when 'the Feast of Stephen' actually is!

[Buenchico]

>>> "Does that refer to the hunting of Wrens?"

Yup!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wren_Day

[nailedit]

A third option maybe??

Just another day?

[DDIL]

Boxing Day, does it not come down to what side of the religious divide you are on?

[elliemay1]

Good title for a song, nailedit!

[douglas9401]

I say hola 

[nailedit]

//I say hola //

[nailedit]

Really must get my glasses changed.....

[Maydup]

It's Boxing Day, and we've boxed up the unwanted gifts ready for the charity shop or the food bank!

[jourdain2]

Fr me it's both.  St. Stephen's day is the day when the apprentices opened their Christmas boxes, isn't it?  So it is both.