Jack of Harts

We’ve had First Christmas. Now it’s time for Second Christmas. Or so my inner Hobbit says. The British call it Boxing Day, for the giving of small boxes with gifts to those who work for you in some way. In America we give small gifts to our Postmen. The Irish and many others call it Saint Steven’s Day and people visit family or go to shows. It’s all part of the Christmastide, or the Twelve Days of Christmas going from Christmas Day to after New Years. We hold parties and give gifts, light candles or burn yule logs. And if certain songs are to be believed, two turtle doves have a part to play in it. There’s also the After-Christmas sales we love to browse. It’s just a time to slow down and enjoy the year we’ve had while looking forward to the year to come. And so I wish you all a Merry Second Christmas.