Day 6 - 359 -- Countdown?

Boxing Day in Canada -- businesses and government offices close for the day, but retail outlets are open for major sales. I have avoided such crowds for many years as it can be so frustrating and hateful to see people at their worst. The crass commercialism of the season seems to end here or when 'boxing week' -- a purely marketing invention -- comes to an end. Chocolate hearts and eggs will be front and centre in the coming week, I expect <sigh>.

A friend often does a turkey dinner on this day, so I prepared turnip puff. A second day of feasting adds another bright note to the holiday -- all part of the 12 days between Christmas and Epiphany or Christmas celebrated on the Gregorian calendar with that celebrated on the Julian calendar (Old Christmas in the Maritimes and Ukrainian Christmas in western Canada). It seemed fitting that a song dealing with this time period be shared here today as my celebrations continued. This is a fun one <smile>. Enjoy!


A Moose in a Maple Tree -- Chris Murray