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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 12 January 2025. Commonwealth nations holiday on 26 December For other uses, see Boxing Day (disambiguation). "Christmas box" redirects here. For the genus of shrubs, see Sarcococca. Boxing Day Boxing Day crowds shopping at Toronto's Eaton Centre Also called Offering Day Observed by Commonwealth nations ...
Boxing Day 2024 is here, but not all Americans understand the meaning of the holiday celebrated in countries like the U.K. and Canada.
Boxing Day is celebrated in Great Britain and some Commonwealth countries, especially Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, according to Encylopedia Britannica. Boxing Day falls on Dec. 26. Origins ...
The observation of Boxing Day on the day following Christmas Day is a tradition practiced in Canada, as it is in many other Anglophone countries, although not in the United States. In Canada, Boxing Day is a day (or the beginning of a few days) of deeply discounted sale prices at retail stores which attract large numbers of shoppers in search ...
Loyalist Day, June 19, celebrating Canada's Loyalist heritage, particularly in Ontario and New Brunswick (also the day Upper Canada was created, now Ontario) National Indigenous Peoples Day, June 21 as part of the Celebrate Canada series; Canadian Multiculturalism Day, June 27 as part of the Celebrate Canada series
In many countries, festivities extend til the day after Christmas with Boxing Day. People celebrate by watching sports, spending time with family, and shopping.
Since countries like the United Kingdom and Canada also celebrate Black Friday, Boxing Day shopping has become slightly less popular in recent years, but is still a main celebratory fixture.
The date is also a public holiday in those countries that celebrate Boxing Day on the day in addition to or instead of Saint Stephen's Day, such as Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and the United Kingdom. In the Isle of Man and in parts of Ireland, it is also known as Wren Day.