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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It s leap day!
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Frankenstein Friday
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Even nature needs a backup plan…
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Legacy mural in Philadelphia
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Yi Peng lantern festival, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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North Sea at sunset, Norddorf, Germany
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International Moon Day
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Playa del Amor, Marietas Islands, Mexico
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Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Fujian Tulou, China
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Christmas market, St. Stephens Basilica, Budapest, Hungary
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Denali National Park
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Hidden beauty in Thailand
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An oceanic valentine
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Reflections on Memorial Day
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World Lion Day
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Celebrating Festivus
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Feature Attraction: 85 years at the drive-in
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Impala in Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana
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Black Fell in England s Lake District
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Fin whales: A success story
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A duckling swimming in a water meadow, Suffolk, England
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Chinese New Year
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New Years Eve
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Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch on the institution s 175th anniversary
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National Cherry Blossom Festival
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National Park Week begins
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Dunluce Castle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
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Put your flippers in the air…
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A bridge of Madison County
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