Jamaican Cookery

While Boxing Day is a tradition shared across the Commonwealth, its history in Jamaica is deeply tied to local community life. Historically known for charity and leftovers, it evolved into 'Rum Head Day' a vibrant, high-energy day of social gathering and restorative goat soup. Understanding Boxing Day Jamaica history requires looking past the calendar to the bars and kitchens where the true culture lived." Boxing Day, the day after Christmas, is officially a Commonwealth tradition that dates back to England. Historically, it was the day when leftovers from the Christmas feast were boxed up and sent to the alms house places that cared for the elderly and the poor, especially those abandoned by their families. In Jamaica, these places later became known as infirmaries, run by the government. Watch video here But in Jamaica, Boxing Day took on a life of its own. Growing up, Boxing Day wasn’t really about leftovers or charity. It was about rum head day, a day when people let l...