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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Tigh Mor Trossachs on Loch Achray, Scotland
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The Cathedral of Florence, Italy
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A splash by the sea
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Pride Month
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Art in the chapel
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World Architecture Day
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National Llama Day
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World Jellyfish Day
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In praise of bogs, swamps, and marshes
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Salmon migration in full swing
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Bridge of Sighs in Venice, Italy
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Lakeside serenity in Finland
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La Geria wine region, Lanzarote, Canary Islands
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Mesmerizing murmuration
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International Day of the Worlds Indigenous Peoples
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World Chocolate Day
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There’s treasure in them thar hills
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Veterans Day
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Moon Day
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Squirrel Appreciation Day
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Cedar Mesa, Utah, for Indigenous Peoples Day
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Lionfish off the coast of Indonesia
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Fire-damaged forest near Wolf Creek Pass, Colorado
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World Octopus Day
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The mountain of 30,000 sakura
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SantaPark, Lapland, Finland
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World Honey Bee Day
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Gray seal sleeping on the beach, Orkney Islands, Scotland
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Angkor, Cambodia
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Bangkok, Thailand
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