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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Tough turf
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The Canary Islands, Spain
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On a Healing Field for Veterans Day
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Longs Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park
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Mount Rainier National Park
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National Park Week begins
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On the Route of the Waterfalls
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Presidents Day in America’s front yard
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World Elephant Day
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A sleeping green giant
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Halloween
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Antarctica Day
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The puffin-rabbit connection
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Winter in the Finnish wilds
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Happy New Years Eve!
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Yi Peng lantern festival, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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Leap day
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Land ho in New Zealand 250 years ago
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Fat Bear Week
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The owl that loved football
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Love blossoms
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Avalanche Lake Trail at Adirondack High Peaks, New York
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Bear watching in the Finnish forest
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April Fools Day
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Venture into a prehistoric gallery of art
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Mute swan
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Hello, spring!
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Things are looking up
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Honoring our fallen heroes
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Let’s celebrate
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