Thought for Today!

  • Why is it called Boxing Day in Canada?

    The etymology of Boxing Day is not definitively known, but it may come from the traditional opening on that day of Anglican Church poor boxes that had been filled during Advent.

  • Merry Christmans and Happy Holidays to all, have a safe holiday.

    “I wish we could put up some of the Christmas spirit in jars and open a jar of it every month.

    Butchart Gardens. Victoria.

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    CHRISTMAS EVE TIMELINE HISTORY in 1818

    Christmas Eve Anthem

    The Christmas carol ‘Silent Night’ is performed for the first time in public in the Austrian village of Oberndorf on Christmas Eve at a midnight mass in the Saint Nicholas Church.

    Photo Oberndorf Austria