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Boxing Day

/ˈbɒksɪŋ deɪ/

noun
- 1. a public holiday celebrated on the first day (strictly, the first weekday) after Christmas Day. British
Word Origin mid 19th century: from the custom of giving tradespeople a Christmas box on this day.
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Boxing Day is a holiday celebrated after Christmas Day, occurring on the second day of Christmastide (26 December). Though it originated as a holiday to give gifts to poor people, today Boxing Day forms part of Christmas celebrations, with many people choosing to take advantage of Boxing Day sales. wikipedia.org
- Also called: Offering day
- Observed by: Commonwealth nations
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The work 'Boxing Day' was first published in the Oxford English Dictionary in 1833.