Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Boxing Day
Arabic translation:
يوم الإهداء
Added to glossary by
Iman Khaireddine
Nov 24, 2005 13:46
18 yrs ago
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English term
Boxing day
English to Arabic
Other
Religion
Holidays
Boxing Day is a holiday celebrated in Britain, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada
Proposed translations
(Arabic)
| 5 +6 | يوم الإهداء |
Iman Khaireddine
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| 4 +3 | اليوم التالي ليوم الميلاد |
Nesrin
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Proposed translations
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12 mins
Iman Khaireddine
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يوم الإهداء
يوم الإهداء
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Note added at 19 mins (2005-11-24 14:06:07 GMT)
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يوم الإهداء: يعرف يوم 26 ديسمبر، وهو اليوم التالي ليوم عيد الميلاد في البلدان الناطقة بالإنجليزية، باسم يوم الإهداء Boxing Day. وقد جاءت هذه التسمية من عادة بدأت في العصور الوسطى منذ نحو ثمانية قرون: إذ كانت الكنائس تفتح صناديق النذور الموجودة فيها، وتوزع ما فيها على الفقراء في المناطق المجاورة في 26 ديسمبر...
http://www.moqatel.com/Mokatel/data/Behoth/ModoatAma16/AyadM...
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Note added at 19 mins (2005-11-24 14:06:07 GMT)
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يوم الإهداء: يعرف يوم 26 ديسمبر، وهو اليوم التالي ليوم عيد الميلاد في البلدان الناطقة بالإنجليزية، باسم يوم الإهداء Boxing Day. وقد جاءت هذه التسمية من عادة بدأت في العصور الوسطى منذ نحو ثمانية قرون: إذ كانت الكنائس تفتح صناديق النذور الموجودة فيها، وتوزع ما فيها على الفقراء في المناطق المجاورة في 26 ديسمبر...
http://www.moqatel.com/Mokatel/data/Behoth/ModoatAma16/AyadM...
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Comment: "Thank you Imane! Thank you Ziad, Shazly, Dina, Nesrin, and Mona!"
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11 mins
اليوم التالي ليوم الميلاد
"boxing day" يوم 26 ديسمبر، اليوم التالي ليوم الميلاد
"There is much dispute over the true origins of Boxing Day, but one common story of the holiday's origins is that servants used to receive Christmas gifts from their employers on the first weekday after Christmas, the day after the family celebrations. These were generally called their Christmas boxes. Another story is that this is the day that priests broke open the collection boxes and distributed the money to the poor."
http://www.answers.com/boxing day&r=67
"There is much dispute over the true origins of Boxing Day, but one common story of the holiday's origins is that servants used to receive Christmas gifts from their employers on the first weekday after Christmas, the day after the family celebrations. These were generally called their Christmas boxes. Another story is that this is the day that priests broke open the collection boxes and distributed the money to the poor."
http://www.answers.com/boxing day&r=67
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Mona Helal
: اليوم التالي للكريسماس
10 mins
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| agree |
Aisha Maniar
: your translation is accurate!It's not a religious holiday but as your source says,it was a public holiday after Xmas given by employees and then made law in the UK in the 1870s.It doesn't always have to be 26 Dec,just the next working day after Xmas :-)
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| agree |
Mohamed Elsayed
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