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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National Bison Month
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Aerial view of the Colorado River Delta in Mexico
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The Christmas Bird Count begins
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Château de Sully-sur-Loire, Center-Val de Loire, France
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Star Wars Day
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Happy Cinco de Mayo!
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Chocolate Hills
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Juvenile sunbittern displaying at nest, Ecuador
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The mountain of 30,000 sakura
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Celebrate International Women’s Day
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Feast of the Donkey
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Beaver achievers
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Endangered Species Day
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Does it swim in slow motion too?
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A personal collection becomes an institution
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Life in the slow lane
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Waimea Canyon and Waipoo Falls, Kauai, Hawaii
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Sky island views
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Santo Antão Island in the Republic of Cabo Verde
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A Eurasian lynx in Siberia
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Keep calm and drive on (slowly)
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The ruins of Italica, Andalusia, Spain
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Tigh Mor Trossachs on Loch Achray, Scotland
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Ayutthaya Historical Park, Thailand
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Misool, Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia
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