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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A Great view from above
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National Cherry Blossom Festival
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A Festivus for the rest of us
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Tracking ships on the Day of the Seafarer
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International Rock Day
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Roques de Benet, Els Ports Natural Park, Catalonia, Spain
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Belted Galloway cows
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Endangered Species Day
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Breckenridge, Colorado
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Here’s looking at you, teachers
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National Find a Rainbow Day
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Celebrating Festivus
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A hidden jewel in Croatia
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These laurels are hardy
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Manatee Appreciation Day
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Everglades National Park, Florida
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It’s not a pinecone, it’s a pangolin
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A species worth defending
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Toledo, Spain
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Isla del Pescado on the Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia
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Singing praises of the oceans
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Take the stairs
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Flag Day
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Great Backyard Bird Count
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On the Route of the Waterfalls
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Into the woods
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International Archaeology Day
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International Day of the Worlds Indigenous Peoples
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Jupiter and the Galilean moons
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It’s World Migratory Bird Day