Day After Christmas Day in the UK
@ourlot (982)
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@owlwings (43897)
• Cambridge, England
26 Dec 16
It's called Boxing Day because it was the custom for tradesmen and people who performed a public service (such as road sweepers) to go from house to house with a collection box asking for money for 'services rendered'. These days, the Christmas Box has mostly been replaced by bonuses (given by the employers). The day is still a Bank Holiday and a Statutory holiday, however, and is a sort of extension of Christmas. In the country, it used to be a traditional day for fox-hunting and other blood sports (until they were banned).




