Today was a rough day. I spent it with food poisoning, a flu virus, or some strange alien bacteria. I woke up to a wrecked stomach and right now, I am finally able to sit up long enough to get a few words down.
For me, stomach issues are the nemesis of writing. I am too busy being dizzy or stumbling to the bathroom.
Anyway...today is Boxing Day!
Boxing Day takes place on December 26th and is only celebrated in a few countries; mainly ones historically connected to the UK (such as Canada, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand) and in some European countries. In Germany it is known as "Zweite Feiertag” (which means 'second celebration') and also “Zweiter Weihnachtsfeiertag” which translates as Boxing Day (although it doesn’t literally mean that)!
It was started in the UK about 800 years ago, during the Middle Ages. It was the day when the alms box, collection boxes for the poor often kept in churches, were traditionally opened so that the contents could be distributed to poor people. Some churches still open these boxes on Boxing Day.
It might have been the Romans that first brought this type of collecting box to the UK, but they used them to collect money for the betting games which they played during their winter celebrations!
In The Netherlands, some collection boxes were made out of a rough pottery called 'earthenware' and were shaped like pigs. Perhaps this is where we get the term 'Piggy Bank'!
And now that you know this...I need to make another visit to the bathroom.
Be Mindful.
Peace.
Mark Levine
#Mindfulliteracy
@LevineWrites
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