Articles about 'St. Stephen's Day'
December 21st, 2012
Boxing Day is the day after Christmas when tradesmen and servants were traditionally given tips or gifts for their service.
Here’s what Rebecca wrote about it from the UK…
The ‘Christmas box’ was traditionally for those who serviced your house; bin men, milkmen & coal men! Well, in the last century....
December 4th, 2008
Good King Wenceslas was written in 1853 by the Englishman John Mason Neale. The tune is from “Tempus Adest Floridum”, a spring carol from the 13th Century. I’ve posted these lyrics before. Since then, there’s been an explosion of videos on YouTube. It seemed like a good time to post this...
December 27th, 2007
Ed Gawlinski pointed out that today is St. Stephen’s Day. He wrote…
St. Stephen’s Day, or the Feast of St. Stephen, is a Christian saint’s day celebrated on December 26th in the Western Church and December 27th in the Eastern Church.
In Irish it is called Lá Fhéile Stiofán or Lá an Dreoilín – the latter...
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