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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Seitan Limania Beach, Crete
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A whale of a hug
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World Rhinoceros Day
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Birds of a feather
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Pandas pucker up for International Kissing Day
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SantaPark, Lapland, Finland
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Ring of fire solar eclipse
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National Roller Coaster Day
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Earth Science Week
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Venice by night
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A desert arts pop-up, just popped up
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National Park Week: Yosemite National Park, California
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Lençóis Maranhenses National Park in Brazil
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World-class art comes to Arkansas
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Rideau Canal Skateway in Ottawa, Canada
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Castle Square, Old Town, Warsaw, Poland
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Walton Lighthouse, Santa Cruz, California
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Happy birthday to the Peak!
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Lionfish off the coast of Indonesia
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Flocking together in the Antarctic
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A day for our oceans
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Monarch butterflies in Angangueo, Mexico
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Piazza IX Aprile, Taormina, Sicily, Italy
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Here we mark the price of freedom
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American robin
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Hues of Hokkaido
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Innerdalsvatna Lake, near Ålvundeidet, Norway
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Dog days of summer
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Mount Rainier National Park
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Shark Fin Cove, California