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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Today is World Refugee Day
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Travel Sunday: Flamenco in Granada, Andalusia, Spain
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Castle Stalker, Argyll, Scotland
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World Olive Tree Day
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Muir Woods National Monument anniversary
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International Day of Friendship
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International Day for Biological Diversity
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Space is for everyone
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Valentines Day
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Aït Benhaddou, Morocco
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International Haiku Poetry Day
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A sea of swirling stone
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Church of Notre Dame de Bon-Port, Les Sables-dOlonne, France
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Ad-Deir, Petra, Jordan
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The Bazaruto Archipelago of Mozambique
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It s World Bee Day
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Inhale and exhale, it’s Yoga Day
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Cenote near Puerto Aventuras, Mexico
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First day of summer
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International Literacy Day
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‘Ciao’ from Varenna
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Independence Day of the Argentine Republic
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Poinsettia Day
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Paralympic Games begin in Paris
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It’s National Walk to Work Day
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The Badlands celebrates a milestone
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Welcome to the Hoh
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Cherry blossoms at Tom McCall Waterfront Park, Portland, Oregon
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Burchells zebras for International Zebra Day
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Shhh, the movie is about to start
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