Boxing Day in East Yorkshire, England Dec 26, 2022

Boxing Day in East Yorkshire, England

The sledders in our photo are enjoying Boxing Day in England, bundled up and hurtling down a hill at Beverley Westwood Common near Black Mill in East Yorkshire. Traditionally, Boxing Day is a day off to relax after the excitement of Christmas. What"s behind the name? There are a few theories, but the most widely accepted one is that the name derives from the giving of "boxes" (of gifts) to the poor the day after Christmas. Perhaps we should all follow that example today, as we eat Christmas leftovers and listen to lingering carols. How can we give a little Christmas to those who are less fortunate?

© Les Gibbon/Alamy

palette

Today in History

Dec 26, 2018Boxing Day—a shopper’s delight
Dec 26, 2019It s Slovenia s Independence and Unity Day
Dec 26, 2020Happy Boxing Day!
Dec 26, 2021Happy Boxing Day!
Dec 26, 2023Happy Boxing Day!
Dec 26, 2024Boxing Day

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Apr 19, 2021Rays on parade
Aug 14, 2021When Death Valley blew its top
Aug 17, 2020A giant relic in Java
Nov 28, 2021Celebrating Panama s independence
May 13, 2021Hues of Hokkaido
Nov 25, 2024Masai giraffes in Amboseli National Park, Kenya
Nov 12, 2018Honoring those who served
Aug 14, 2025Cable car station, Graubünden, Switzerland
Jun 28, 2025Pride 2025
Dec 11, 2018‘The mountains are calling’
Feb 3, 2021The mountaintop of toppled gods
Apr 19, 2025First day of National Park Week
Jun 25, 2019Sutherland Falls in Fiordland National Park
Jan 13, 2025Happy Welsh New Year!
Apr 27, 2019Aloe in bloom
Mar 31, 2018Cherry blossoms at the National Mall, Washington, DC
Jan 1, 2022New Year s Day
Jan 18, 2023White Sands National Park turns 90
Jun 6, 2022Indigo bunting
Feb 10, 2022The Old City of Bern
Jun 20, 2021Happy Father s Day
Aug 19, 2025Solar Impulse 2 in Honolulu
Jul 17, 2019Nomads of the Gobi
Jul 23, 2019A state-of-the-art lookout on the Rock of Gibraltar
Feb 26, 2024Grand Canyon National Park turns 105
Oct 13, 2023Vieste, Apulia, Italy
Sep 22, 2019Barcelona bids farewell to summer
May 14, 2021A misty morning in Brazil
Jul 8, 2024National Blueberry Day
May 3, 2020World Laughter Day—it s a hoot