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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Oh, the places you’ll go
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The Lena Delta Wildlife Reserve in Siberia, Russia
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Autumnal equinox
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Aw shucks, it’s oyster season in Galway
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Swimming into the season
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National Umbrella Day
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Bathing in the light of Pride
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European Day of Parks
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And to think that I saw it in Cappadocia
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In celebration of America’s national bird
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A sea of swirling stone
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South Stack Lighthouse, Holy Island, Wales
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Guiding ships to safety
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Row, row, row your gondola
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Happy Syttende Mai!
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Who s hiding in the kelp?
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Indigenous living
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Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
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World Lake Day in the Faroe Islands
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A sleeping green giant
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How do ladybugs winter?
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In the valley of the doll
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Sand, sun, and sk8ers
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Fog above the forest
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One for the books
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Vernazza, Cinque Terre, Liguria, Italy
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Andermatt village in the Alps, Switzerland
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Gone ‘lightseeing’ in Berlin
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La Geria wine region, Lanzarote, Canary Islands
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Chinese New Year
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