December 26, the day after Christmas, is actually a bigger day than Christmas itself. It's called Boxing Day, a long tradition from back in the plantation days when Jamaicans would labor through Christmas and have their off day on the 26th plus some "boxed" leftovers from Christmas day, and there you have it.
There are more local families enjoying themselves today more than any day I've ever been in Jamaica (this is my first Christmas pon the Rock). Everyone was all smiling, and all the little kids were dressed up in their fancy Christmas-present clothes, and it was fun riding around and seeing all the families outside playing soccer in the yard and selling drinks and snacks to tourists.
At Seasplash, someone took the holiday a little too seriously and "boxed" away my raft, as I couldn't find it and neither could Rasta Dave. It was a big loss for both of us cause I had told Rasta Dave he could have the raft, and it was just ONE more day at this point.
Originally Posted by gerryg123
