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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Honoring those who served
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Summer Olympics begin in Paris
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Terraced rice fields, Yuanyang County, China
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National Park Week begins
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Sounds of Bach come to Bath
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National Gardening Week
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The Spirit of Harlem by Louis Delsarte
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Vacuum Chamber 5 at Glenn Research Center
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Ad-Deir, Petra, Jordan
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50 years of World Heritage Sites
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Plum blossoms in China
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Honoring our veterans
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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Arbor Day
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Mediterranean red sea stars
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Celebrating World Art Day
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Iceland for International Rock Day
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Once in a pink moon
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Registan Square, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
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Saksun, Faroe Islands, Denmark
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Hollywood s big night
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A wonderland in winter
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Veterans Day
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It’s Siblings Day!
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Victory in Europe, 75 years ago
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Val Gardena, South Tyrol, Dolomites, Italy
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Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California
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Celebrating 30 years of eye-opening images
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European hedgehog, France
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Gray days ahead in Monterey
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