It was a custom on #BoxingDay for tradesmen to collect their “Christmas boxes,” gifts of money or goods. It was also the custom that servants who had waited on during Christmas Day were allowed to visit their families the day after with a box of gifts and confectionery. pic.twitter.com/L6stKwr49t
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