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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Welcome to the pack
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Satellite image of sand and seaweed in the Bahamas
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Exploring the Pearl of the Atlantic
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World Migratory Bird Day
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Venice s grand regatta
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A courtyard scene from Spain
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Summer solstice
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A ‘city’ within Valencia
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Happy St. Patricks Day!
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Darwin Day
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San Gimignano, Siena Tuscany, Italy
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Notre-Dame Cathedral reopens
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Aprils full moon
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National Public Lands Day
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Freeze frame
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Ingenuity in action on the Santa Monica Pier
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Snow on the temple
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Fujian Tulou, China
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Sea Slug Day
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Presidents hear the echo of history
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The lights of Paris
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Demoiselle cranes, India
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Lanterns alight in Pingxi
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A red knot on the Shetland Islands, Scotland
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A night on the (ghost) town
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No, it s not a leaf. Happy Look-alike Day
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Does this chameleon look a little insecure?
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International Haiku Poetry Day
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Life carries on, rising from a ship s skeleton
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Spring comes to Glacier National Park
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