Boxing Day Test ......

Boxing Day Test, as it is commonly referred as is a cricket test match hosted in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia involving the australian cricket team and the opposition national team touring australia that summer. It beings annually, traditionally on 26th December of every year.

Why is it called a boxing day test match? Or infact y is 26th December called a boxing day?

Any guesses?

May be there is a big boxing match in australia? Was there any boxing match played in the history? People box each other? Kids play with boxes? What can it be?

I asked this question to many of my Oz friends as well, & guess what, only 1 knew the correct answer. 

I researched this even before i migrated to australia. Just bcoz i studied the country, culture, important days & events etc etc.

So have u guessed y is 26th December called Boxing Day?

No ..............

Ok, let me tell u then.

Christmas is celebrated on 25th December & all the families have feast. They dress well, eat well, meet, greet etc etc. Its celebrated with joy & fun.

This day is celebrated from centuries. In australia over a century ago they started a custom.

As you can imagine a century ago, there was poverty. Rich & poor were the two class of people recognised with. So on the Christmas eve, the rich people would cook all the delicious food, call over family & friends & celebrate the occassion. 

On 26th December, all the left over food was put in the empty boxes from the gifts received & distributed among the poor & thats y 26th December is called Boxing Day.

Thats it for now folks,

Wish you all a Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year.

Cheers!