St Stevens day and Boxing day

sonofenoch · 26-12-2014 11:43AM #1

Who was St Steven and why isn't it a holy day.........Boxing day? what the hell does that mean and where did the name come from

rabwaygal · 26-12-2014 11:45AM

Dont think there was a St Steven tbh

fryup · 26-12-2014 11:48AM

its spelt Stephen, steven is the english way of spelling it

St Stephen is the patron saint of shoppers, he declared in the year of 1066 that all goods should be sold cheaply this pleased the pope of the time and he was made a saint

Boxing Day gets its name because thats the day all the cruel landlords in england use to go around and give there tenants a box on the head for being late with the rent

The Backwards Man · 26-12-2014 11:49AM

Thought we were going to get away without this balls this year. It's Boxing Day in Donegal and NI, St Stephen's Day in less sophisticated locales

Grayson · 26-12-2014 11:49AM

rabwaygal wrote: »

Dont think there was a St Steven tbh

wasn't his first name shakin?

I grew up in a weird hybrid english/irish house where it was referred to as boxing day. Occasionally I still refer to it as boxing day. Irish people really have a problem with that name.

Speedsie · 26-12-2014 11:49AM

You might mean St Stephen (and why do you think he's not a saint?)

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Stephen

sydthebeat · 26-12-2014 11:49AM

https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/ireland/st-stephen-day

The King of Moo · 26-12-2014 11:50AM

It's because you box up your unwanted presents to return them.

Traditionally, most presents in Ireland were Bought In Stephen's Green Shopping Centre, so about the 1920s we started to call it St. Stephen's Day, and the name's stuck.

Standard Toaster · 26-12-2014 11:58AM

The King of Moo wrote: »

It's because you box up your unwanted presents to return them.

Traditionally, most presents in Ireland were Bought In Stephen's Green Shopping Centre, so about the 1920s we started to call it St. Stephen's Day, and the name's stuck.

Stephen's Green Shopping Centre only opened in 1988

eviltimeban · 26-12-2014 11:59AM

Standard Toaster wrote: »

Stephen's Green Shopping Centre only opened in 1988

* whoosh *

mad muffin · 26-12-2014 12:01PM

It's Phaint Phteven

patob · 26-12-2014 12:11PM

Is day known as Boxing day throughout NI 6 counties or is St Stephen's day ever used?

KungPao · 26-12-2014 12:13PM

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Thought we were going to get away without this balls this year. It's Boxing Day in Donegal and NI, St Stephen's Day in less sophisticated locales

And us Dubliners are the "west Brits"...

I suppose you Ulstermen have Bonfire night, toad in the hole, spotted dick, and beans with your fried breakfast.

You make me sick.

kneemos · 26-12-2014 12:15PM

patob wrote: »

Is day known as Boxing day throughout NI 6 counties or is St Stephen's day ever used?

Well you can be pretty sure some of them will use Boxing Day and the others will say Stephens Day.

fryup · 26-12-2014 12:15PM

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

the prods call it Boxing Day and the micks call it St Stephens Day

yet another thing to divide the people

The Backwards Man · 26-12-2014 12:21PM

KungPao wrote: »

And us Dubliners are the "west Brits"...

I suppose you Ulstermen have Bonfire night, toad in the hole, spotted dick, and beans with your fried breakfast.

You make me sick.

Na, us Ulsterfolk are more concerned with the practicalities of every day life than the facetiousness of the naming of a holiday. Why use four syllables when you can use three?

Cantremember · 26-12-2014 12:22PM

Very wet day here. Looks like we could have a flood.

fryup · 26-12-2014 12:24PM

^^^^^^^^^^^^^

st noah's day ?

Call Me Jimmy · 26-12-2014 12:24PM

You're forgetting St. Stephens's day

Matta Harri · 26-12-2014 12:26PM

Any Wren Boys yet? I used to love going in the wran

The Backwards Man · 26-12-2014 12:26PM

Cantremember wrote: »

Very wet day here. Looks like we could have a flood.

That's St Swithun's Day, the most quintessentially English saint of all.

sonofenoch · 26-12-2014 12:26PM

fryup wrote: »

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

the prods call it Boxing Day and the micks call it St Stephens Day

yet another thing to divide the people

Well I think I just started a new one with St Steven's day.....there's something there for everyone

KungPao · 26-12-2014 12:28PM

Call Me Jimmy wrote: »

You're forgetting St. Stephens's day

I was once so sick, that I had to go to James'es'es hospital on Stephens'ses's day.

What a Christmas that was.

The Backwards Man · 26-12-2014 12:28PM

patob wrote: »

Is day known as Boxing day throughout NI 6 counties or is St Stephen's day ever used?

Was never used at all until the last 15-20 years. I blame young wans going to college down south and being castigated by their peers for using Boxing Day, and coming home to tell us all they knew better.

Harry Palmr · 26-12-2014 12:29PM

The King of Moo wrote: »

It's because you box up your unwanted presents to return them.

Traditionally, most presents in Ireland were Bought In Stephen's Green Shopping Centre, so about the 1920s we started to call it St. Stephen's Day, and the name's stuck.

Standard Toaster wrote: »

Stephen's Green Shopping Centre only opened in 1988

eviltimeban wrote: »

* whoosh *

Standard Toasters reply was perfect.

kneemos · 26-12-2014 12:31PM

Say Boxing Day in the South and you're always met with an immediate chorus of Stephens Day.

barneystinson · 26-12-2014 12:31PM

mad muffin wrote: »

It's Saint Phteven

Don't you mean Phaint Phteven? (Or is it a selective lisp?)

mad muffin · 26-12-2014 12:34PM

barneystinson wrote: »

Don't you mean Phaint Phteven? (Or is it a selective lisp?)

:eek::mad::(:pac:

Fixed…

The King of Moo · 26-12-2014 12:37PM

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Standard Toasters reply was perfect.

He's not actually a toaster.

Sir Osis of Liver. · 26-12-2014 01:00PM

Its Saint Boxing day in Leitrim.

c_man · 26-12-2014 01:17PM

kneemos wrote: »

Say Boxing Day in the South and you're always met with an immediate chorus of Stephens Day.

Well before that, we'll have to talk about this "The South" business

St Stevens day and Boxing day

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