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Stephen's Day or Boxing Day: Boxing Day, or Offering Day as it is sometimes called, derives its name from the ancient practice of giving boxes of money at the midwinter holiday season to all those who had given good service throughout the year. Boxing Day, December 26, was the day the boxes were opened.
Dec 20, 2016 · December 26 is not only a day for Santa Claus to catch his breath. It's also a public holiday known as "Boxing Day" in the United Kingdom and other British Commonwealth countries such as Australia ...
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Dec 24, 2022 · Boxing Day is the day after Christmas Day and falls on 26 December. It's also a public bank holiday in the UK. When 26 December is a Saturday, the Boxing Day bank holiday is moved to the next Monday.
Dec 26, 2023 · Boxing Day is a bank holiday in the UK, and has been since 1871. If it falls on a Saturday it’s moved to the following Monday, and if it falls on a Sunday we get the day off the following ...
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Dec 17, 2018 · Boxing Day: How did it get its name? The name comes from a time during Queen Victoria's reign when the rich used to box up gifts to give to the poor. Boxing Day was traditionally a day off for ...
Dec 26, 2023 · Believe it or not, it has nothing to do with the boxing sport. Instead, it’s thought the name came from when Queen Victoria was on the throne. “In Victorian times, the wealthy would box up items they no longer needed to give to the poor, explains House Beautiful. “It was a day where servants would be given time off and thanked for their ...
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The Boxing Day football match, played in 1860, between local rivals Sheffield FC and Hallam FC, is the world’s oldest derby match. Football, of course, is now the highest profile sport of 26th December, a tradition that may have been augmented by soldiers returning from the trenches of the first world war. When professional football returned ...
