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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 9 December 2024. 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 ...
Like many origin stories, the rise of Boxing Day is a bit murky. The Oxford English Dictionary traces its earliest appearance in print to 1833 England when Queen Victoria was on the throne.
Couple shopping on Boxing Day. Despite the name, Boxing Day has little to do with packaging or a jab-cross-hook combo. The holiday, most famously celebrated in the U.K. and its commonwealth, has ...
For many Americans, Boxing Day is that holiday that always shows up on the calendar between Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve. The day might otherwise be pretty mysterious to most people in the U ...
Traditionally, Boxing Day had been considered the biggest shopping day of the year in the UK. However in the 2010s, several American-owned retailers, such as Amazon UK and the Walmart-owned chain Asda, began to hold U.S.-style Black Friday promotions; in 2014, more British retailers began to adopt the concept, including Argos, John Lewis, and ...
The Boxing Day Test match is a cricket Test match held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, involving the Australian cricket team and an opposing national team that is touring Australia during the southern summer. It begins annually on Boxing Day (26 December) and is played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 5 December 2024. Evening or entire day before Christmas Day For other uses, see Christmas Eve (disambiguation). "Christmas night" redirects here. For the album, see Christmas Night. "Nochebuena" redirects here. For the decorative plant, see Pointsettia. Christmas Eve Christmas Eve, an 1878 painting by J ...
28. Happy Boxing Day! Let's live out Luke 2:14 which says, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward men." 29. As you go out to celebrate Boxing Day, remember that "whoever ...