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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Bringing the moon to Earth
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Floating temples in the Land of Smiles
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Celebrate Mandela Day
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Mount Pico, Portugal
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Celebrating World Water Day
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Indigenous Peoples Day
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The dancing trees of Sumba Island
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A seabird gets schooled
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The tortoise and the finch
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Flamingos of the Chilean desert
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Strolling across the Red Lagoon
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Haven t you herd? It s World Elephant Day!
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Summer solstice
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Class, please take out a No. 2 pencil…
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A snuggling ball of cute
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Watson Lake in Granite Dells, Arizona
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Wedded Rocks, Japan
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Ring of fire
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Protect your neck
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China s colorful terraced pools
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A Festivus for the rest of us
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Ponta da Piedade rock formations in Portugal
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Kissing Day
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A lofty lighthouse and a little ocean spray
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Sea Otter Awareness Week
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Wildebeests in Maasai Mara, Kenya
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Where the wildflowers grow
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Behold the blood moon
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National Merry-Go-Round Day
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An Alpine fairy-tale castle