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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Love on ice
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Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
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Gazing upon Portraits of Change
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The island fox’s incredible comeback
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Wildlife crossing, Wierden, Netherlands
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The desert blooms
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National Park Service Founders Day
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A shell of many colors
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It s Australia Day
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International Day of the Tropics
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Great horned owl fledglings
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Village of Santa Maddalena, Dolomites, Italy
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Brotherly cubs
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Harvest time in the Palouse
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Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bavaria, Germany
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St. Paul Winter Carnival
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Manatees rebound
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Wedded Rocks, Japan
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Carnival of Venice
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Gujō Hachiman Castle, Gifu prefecture, Japan
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