We’re in London’s West End for Boxing Day, a holiday that originated in the UK. It’s said the event takes its name from the historic practice of employers giving their servants and tradespeople boxes of gifts on the day after Christmas (since the servants had to work on Christmas Day). These days, the holiday shopping deals rival those on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, particularly in the UK, Australia, and Canada, but increasingly in other countries as well. Are you celebrating Boxing Day?
Boxing Day—a shopper’s delight
Today in History
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Lace up your hiking boots for Mountain Day
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World Meteorological Day
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Celebrating National Park Week, April 21-29
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International Tea Day
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Third Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge connecting Laos and Thailand
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Back on the rise
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Super sandy Sweet 16
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Paradise Cave, Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, Vietnam
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A day for the oceans
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World Space Week begins
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Ski touring in Austria
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A castle fit for a count
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World Bicycle Day
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International Beaver Day
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What does the fox dream?
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Pride 2024
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A dramatic view of Sicily
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Santa Claus Village in Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland
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A hint of spring
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Saint Andrews Day
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Mardi Gras flower power
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Striated heron on a Victoria water lily, Pantanal, Brazil
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A swim in the sky
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Holey moley–it’s National Doughnut Day!
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Marine Day, Japan
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The moai you know
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Brooklyn Bridge Park in Brooklyn, New York
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Art in the chapel
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Autumn in Alaska
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Cenote near Puerto Aventuras, Mexico
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