What Sport do the English indluge on Boxing Day? (and no its not boxing)?

Answer 1

No one got the right answer!! It's fox-hunting, and despite the legislation, just as many foxes are getting the chop. (Don't rate foxes myself)

Answer 2

They SHOP!!

Boxing Day is the largest retail shopping sales day of the year in most countries with British heritage. These include the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa, Hong Kong and even Caribbean islands like Barbados. Historically the term goes back to the medieval period as the day that was set aside so that servants could take a holiday after working on Christmas Day. Employers gave each servant a box containing gifts and bonuses. In addition, it was traditional that on December 26, churches would open their alms boxes and distribute the contents to the poor.

Today, December 26 is revered as the shopping day to end all shopping days. Braving the Boxing Day sales is not for the faint of heart -- it is an endurance sport, much like the US's Black Friday (the day after Thanksgiving) but on a much larger scale, as most stores will shed stock at up to 70% off. You will have to wake up early, possibly line up (or should I say queue?) and deal with massive crowds but the rewards could certainly make it worthwhile. For those nursing a post-Christmas hangover after overindulgence in eggnog, this could be a perfect solution. The sales that begin on Boxing Day will often extend up to New Year, although the best bargains will always be found on the 26th. In British Commonwealth countries, Boxing Day is always a public holiday and if it falls on a weekend, as it does in 2004, the following Monday is often given as a day off in lieu.

For those not compelled to shop till exhaustion, Boxing Day has also become a traditional sports -watching day. On the religious calendar it is recognized as St Stephens Day, and as the patron saint of horses, naturally horseracing is a popular event. Some of the international sporting events that take place annually of this hallowed day include:

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Answer 3

Boxing Day refers to both the day after Christmas, December 26th, and the Public Holiday which follows Christmas Day, should the 26th and 27th fall on a weekend.

There are disparate theories as to the origins of the term. The more common stories include:
In feudal times, Christmas was a reason for a gathering of extended families. All the serfs would gather their families in the manor of their lord, which made it easier for the lord of the estate to hand out annual stipends to the serfs. After all the Christmas parties on December 26th, the lord of the estate would give practical goods such as cloth, grains, and tools to the serfs who lived on his land. Each family would get a box full of such goods the day after Christmas. Under this explanation, there was nothing voluntary about this transaction; the lord of the manor was obliged to supply these goods. Because of the boxes being given out, the day was called Boxing Day.

Answer 4

Football or to the Americans Soccer

Answer 5

Welll, it was orginally the day when the servants celebrated their holiday & had the day off.
In our family it's more a relaxing day than Christmas because all the cooking is done & the kids are more calm.

Answer 6

Swimming.

Answer 7

boxing day is where family gathering around and unwrapping their gifts to see what they've received!

yea, shopping is another activity they usually do, there're discounts everywhere! and it'll be the perfect time to shop till you drop!!

Answer 8

Lots of football match.

Answer 9

The one sport they feel they still have a chance of winning (Drinking ).

Answer 10

Football, of course.