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Boxing Day is a holiday celebrated after Christmas Day, occurring on the second day of Christmastide (26 December). [1] Boxing Day was once a day to donate gifts to those in need, but it has evolved to become a part of Christmas festivities, with many people choosing to shop for deals on Boxing Day.
The BBC explains that Boxing Day got its name when Queen Victoria held the throne in the 1800s, and is borne out of the tradition of wealthy families boxing up gifts to give to the poor.
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.
Dallas: Comerica Bank New Year's Parade; Dallas: Children's Health Holiday Parade; El Paso: First Light Federal Credit Union Sun Bowl Parade. Note: Contrary to the Sun Bowl often being played on New Year's Eve, the associated parade is actually held on Thanksgiving. Houston: H-E-B Thanksgiving Day Parade; Nacogdoches: Nine Flags Christmas Parade
The parade is related to the Mummers' Play tradition from Britain and Ireland. Revivals of this tradition are still celebrated annually in South Gloucestershire, England on Boxing Day along with other locations in England and in parts of Ireland on St. Stephen's Day and also in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador around Christmas.
Boxing Day is December 26 each year. However, if Boxing Day falls on a weekend, the bank holiday and public holiday will be the following Monday. This year, Boxing Day falls on Tuesday, December ...
The Junkanoo parade has been featured in movies, such as the James Bond film Thunderball (erroneously described as a local Mardi Gras-type festival), After the Sunset, and Jaws The Revenge. It was also in the season one episode, Calderone's Return (Part II), of the 1984 television series Miami Vice , taking place on the fictitious island of St ...
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