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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Pink dahlia flower
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Heceta Head Light, Florence, Oregon
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Atrani, Amalfi Coast, Italy
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National Aviation Day
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Kings Mountain, Chugach Mountains, Alaska
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A sizzling summit hides in the clouds
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Colle Santa Lucia, Dolomites, Italy
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Get amped for Glastonbury
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Storseisundet Bridge, Norway
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Lava flows spill into the ocean on Big Island, Hawaii
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Siblings Day
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What does the fox dream?
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Mackerel forming a bait ball to avoid predators
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Navajo Bridge in Marble Canyon
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Gwalior Fort, Madhya Pradesh, India
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Irohazaka Road in fall, Nikko, Tochigi, Japan
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Ruins of Inca temples and terraces on Huayna Picchu, Peru
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Summer’s in home stretch
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Where can you find a red fox?
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Staring down winter
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Deep in the North Woods wetlands
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Port de Saint-Goustan, Auray, Brittany, France
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Iceland for International Rock Day
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Venice by night
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A stunning national park in winter white
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Exploring the Pearl of the Atlantic
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Green fields of grain
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Breaking the fast for Eid
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Replica of a Viking home in Dublin National Botanic Gardens, Ireland
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A tale of almonds and bees
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