What is Boxing Day?

Nice day for a bit of a chill out once the rush leading up to Christmas over, plus a chance to be thankful that the turkey cooked properly!

I just call it the day of football

coto, we do in Canada

I was right but I thought that it originally came from Canada

sounds like this turned into Black Friday and instead was celebrated the day after Thanksgiving, in order to buy for Christmas

We celebrate it here inAustralia

I was told that after the Christmas dinner, there was no way to store the food. The next day, they would box up the leftovers and give to the poor.

As I understood Boxing Day in the English armed services/upper class households was a day in which officers/employers switched rolls with enlisted/servants for the day. Officers/employers would do the work normally done by enlisted/servants and they in turn would get a rest from their labors. Don't know if this still occurs but it seems a great tradition.

Now that I know the origin, I am starting a campaign to reinstate the tradition of charity. Too often, the charities stop on Christmas Eve. Time to share the wealth.

my cousins birthday is on boxing day

Oh, regifting day?

It's St Stephen's day here in Ireland 🇮🇪

When I was a child I watched that because of my hearing loss. I understood body language at first then learned to speak and understand spoken English.

I thought,to be consider a holiday u would had a pay free day from work

I had to move...

Boxing day has become a windfall for stores.