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 bull, some flowers, and a stratovolcano
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Sunrise at Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
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Rock House in Hocking Hills State Park, Ohio
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Holi festival
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Kochelsee in Bavaria
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Train crossing the Tadami River in Japan
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Limpets at low tide on the coast of Praia da Ursa, Portugal
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Computer Science EDU Week
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International Jazz Day
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World Water Day
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Holey moley–it’s National Doughnut Day!
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Aloe in bloom
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Arbor Day
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Celebrating Yi Peng
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Crescent-tail bigeye fish, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
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Don t forget—it’s World Elephant Day
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Enter the magical world of Livraria Lello
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Of moles and liquid nitrogen
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A star is borne by seaweed
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Who left the tub running?
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Wanderin Wawayanda
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Torres del Paine National Park in Patagonia, Chile
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The Spirit of Harlem by Louis Delsarte
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Summer huts in winter
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Happy holidays!
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Formentor Lighthouse, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain
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March of the flowers
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Aït Benhaddou, Morocco
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Lake Misurina, Dolomites, Italy
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The Battle of the Bulge 75 years later
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