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Boxing Day

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Boxing Day

When is Boxing Day?

Every year on December 26.

What is Boxing Day?

Boxing Day on December 26 is a public holiday in the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and other Commonwealth countries. Its name is usually traced to the Victorian custom of giving servants, tradespeople and the poor a Christmas box of money or gifts the day after Christmas. Today it is a day for family visits and leftovers, a full programme of football and horse racing, cricket's Boxing Day Test in Melbourne, and big post-Christmas sales.

How to celebrate

Mark the day with a poster made in Dayfeed — pick your favourite photo as the background, share it to your story or group chat, and set a reminder so you never miss it next year.

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  • #BoxingDaySales
  • #DayOfGoodwill
  • #BoxingDayFootball

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