St. Stephen's Day

 

TODAY IS ST. STEPHEN'S DAY:

 

GOOD KING WENCESLAS

 

"Good King Wen-ces-las looked out

On the Feast of Stephen,

Where the snow lay round about,

Deep and crisp and even;

Brightly shown the moon that night,

Tho' the frost was cruel,

When a poor man came in sight,

Gath'ring winter fuel......

 

(Good King Wenceslas and his page gather food, drink, and pine logs for fuel and take them to the peasant's home...)

 

Therefore, everyone, be sure,

Wealth or rank possessing,

Ye who now shall bless the poor,

Shall yourselves find blessing."

 

In Great Britain, this tradition of sharing the wealth has been secularized into Boxing Day, which this is. People prepare boxes of goodies for the less fortunate and pass them out.

 

It is a good tradition.