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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Talampaya National Park, Argentina
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Bobbing for crab apples
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The mountaintop of toppled gods
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International Museum Day
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Bản Giốc–Detian Falls, Vietnam
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International Archaeology Day
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Ad-Deir, Petra, Jordan
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International Day of Peace
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Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
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Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument anniversary
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Happy Mother s Day
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Art Basel Miami Beach
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Schönbrunn Palace Park, Vienna, Austria
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Songkran—Thai New Year
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Tufa formations in Mono Lake, California
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A Carpathian Christmas celebration
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Happy New Year! (Again!)
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Festival of British Archaeology
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Life in a North African town
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Grizzly bears in Alaska for National Wildlife Day
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Chicagohenge
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The tortoise and the finch
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Eurasian otter and pup, Estonia
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National Moth Week
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Hemakuta Hill, Hampi, India
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World Reef Day
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Wat Sri Sawai in Sukhothai Historical Park, Thailand
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International Polar Bear Day
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Mute swan
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Our Lady of the Rocks
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