The Day After the Day Before (6.23)
The alms for the poor were deposited through coin slots in little clay boxes affectionately called ‘pigs’, which were broken open on St. Stephen’s Day; this, so the story goes, was the origin not only of Boxing Day, but of the piggy bank.
I did not know this - very interesting!
The alms for the poor were deposited through coin slots in little clay boxes affectionately called ‘pigs’, which were broken open on St. Stephen’s Day; this, so the story goes, was the origin not only of Boxing Day, but of the piggy bank.
I did not know this - very interesting!