Boxing Day Dec. 26, 2024

As the last notes of Christmas carols linger in the air, Boxing Day arrives. This day is celebrated in Canada, the United Kingdom and several Commonwealth countries. In the past, it was customary for the wealthy to give boxes filled with gifts to their servants on the day after Christmas. The tradition evolved into a day for charitable giving to the less fortunate. Today, while the spirit of giving remains, it has transformed into a holiday centred around enjoying bustling sales and a lineup of football matches.

© J Duquette/iStock/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Giddy family fun
Dec. 26, 2023Happy Boxing Day!
Dec. 26, 2025Boxing Day

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Apr. 16, 2025Anniversary of Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah, United States
Jan. 19, 2024Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia
Apr. 30, 2025International Jazz Day
Dec. 26, 2023Happy Boxing Day!
City of ice
A triumphant pose
Jan. 28, 2024Channel Country, Australia
An old bridge in a new light
Where are these illuminated walkways?
Paddle power
Rugged coasts and temperate rainforests
Dec. 10, 2024Lands End, Cornwall, England
Commemorating Indigenous Peoples
Our forgotten forests
May 3, 2025Happy International Astronomy Day!
An island made from a vow
Sep. 27, 2025Red maple
Jun. 13, 2024Registan Square, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
‘The hills have a power to soothe and heal which is their very own.’
Nov. 6, 2025Celebrating Yi Peng
Dec. 11, 2024International Mountain Day
Blood moon
Jun. 21, 2025World Giraffe Day
Feb. 10, 2024Happy Lunar New Year!
Mar. 15, 2024Abbotsford, British Columbia
Oct. 31, 2024Happy Halloween!
The ‘potato chip bird’
Oct. 11, 2023The Painted Hills, Oregon
Aug. 15, 2024Hang Sơn Đoòng, Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park, Vietnam
May 27, 2024Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve