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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Welcome to the Hoh
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World Book Day
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Duomo Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence
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Annivesary of the Wilderness Act of 1964
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American Eagle Day
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International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend
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Hallstatt, Austria
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Winter solstice
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Go Fly a Kite Day
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Coral Reef Awareness Week
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A gorge-ous mill in the Causses
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Chinese New Year
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
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The story of the poinsettia
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World Dolphin Day
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Totally Thames Festival, London
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Boxing Day—a shopper’s delight
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Coral Reef Awareness Week
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International Day of Friendship
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Brocken spectre in Central Balkan National Park, Bulgaria
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National Bird Day
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Sibiu Christmas market, Romania
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Spring blooms in the Netherlands
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Preveli Gorge
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Is that a face in the sand?
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Short-eared owl
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A memorial in Germany
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2026 Winter Olympics
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Storseisundet Bridge, Norway
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Night view of the RMS Queen Mary, Long Beach, California
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