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re: Mummers or Rhymers

Posted by MM on December 31, 2009 at 11:42:09:

In Reply to: re: Mummers or Rhymers posted by Max on December 30, 2009 at 18:41:23:

Quick answer.Opening of alms boxes in churches on the day after Christmas and the alms were distributed to the poor.Also servants generally worked on Christmas Day and they got the day after off and were given their Christmas "boxes" then.Happy New Year Max.

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