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Christmas at Blackthorn Castle: Christmas went very well, the weather was cool and
mostly dry, with everyone getting what they most wanted as gifts: lingerie and
perfume for the ladies and leather goods, Laddie Caddies and wallets for the
gentlemen. The ladies also got vaginal training toys, but more about that
below. We all are appreciating the time to relax with amiable male companions.
And the results of the weekly pregnancy tests were all negative so we are good
to go. Not that there was any doubt as my wards all have copper bead GyneFix
IUDs implanted, except possibly for me as I was fertile the week before
Christmas and of course wearing a latex flat spring diaphragm and “belly jelly”
– spermicide - for Tim my latex fetishist boyfriend.
Mrs. Bridges, the castle’s head cook, outdid herself for the Christmas meal with roast turkey, chestnut dressing, candied yams, string beans, mince pie, coffee, tea and potent Sloe brandy from the Barony’s own Blackthorn bushes.
Boxing Day: December 26 was wonderfully sunny up until about 1:00 PM, but that was time enough for my Chamberlain and me to distribute the traditional gifts (boxes) to the Barony’s faithful and efficient staff and tradesmen.
Mrs. Bridges, the castle’s head cook, outdid herself for the Christmas meal with roast turkey, chestnut dressing, candied yams, string beans, mince pie, coffee, tea and potent Sloe brandy from the Barony’s own Blackthorn bushes.
Boxing Day: December 26 was wonderfully sunny up until about 1:00 PM, but that was time enough for my Chamberlain and me to distribute the traditional gifts (boxes) to the Barony’s faithful and efficient staff and tradesmen.
Etymology, from
Wikipedia: “There are competing theories for the origins
of the term, Boxing Day, none of which is definitive. The Oxford English
Dictionary gives the earliest attestations from Britain in the 1830s, defining
it as "the first week-day after Christmas-day, observed as a holiday on
which post-men, errand-boys, and servants of various kinds expect to receive a
Christmas-box".
The term "Christmas-box" dates back to the 17th
century, and among other things meant
A present or gratuity given at Christmas: in Great Britain,
usually confined to gratuities given to those who are supposed to have a vague
claim upon the donor for services rendered to him as one of the general public
by whom they are employed and paid, or as a customer of their legal employer;
the undefined theory being that as they have done offices for this person, for
which he has not directly paid them, some direct acknowledgement is becoming at
Christmas
In Britain, it was a custom for tradespeople to collect
"Christmas boxes" of money or presents on the first weekday after
Christmas as thanks for good service throughout the year] This is mentioned in
Samuel Pepys' diary entry for 19 December 1663. This custom is linked to an
older British tradition: since they would have to wait on their masters on
Christmas Day, the servants of the wealthy were allowed the next day to visit
their families. The employers would give each servant a box to take home
containing gifts, bonuses and sometimes leftover food.
The European tradition, which has long included giving money
and other gifts to those who were needy and in service positions, has been
dated to the Middle Ages, but the exact origin is unknown. It is believed to be
in reference to the Alms Box placed in areas of worship to collect donations to
the poor. Also, it may come from a custom in the late Roman/early Christian
era, wherein metal boxes placed outside churches were used to collect special
offerings tied to the Feast of Saint Stephen, which in the Western Church falls
on the same day as Boxing Day.
In modern times, it has taken on the meaning of boxing up
unwanted Christmas gifts and returning them to the shop”.
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