its in canada right.but what is it.
2007-12-24 16:39:08 · 5 answers · asked by Andy R 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Other - Holidays
Boxing Day is a public holiday celebrated in the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand and Australia and many other members of the Commonwealth of Nations on December 26, the day after Christmas Day;or alternatively on the next weekday after Christmas.
The celebration is traditional, dating back to the middle ages, and consisted of the practice of giving of gifts to employees, the poor, or to people in a lower social class. The name has numerous folk etymologies; the Oxford English Dictionary attributes it to the Christmas box; the verb box meaning: "To give a Christmas-box (colloq.); whence boxing-day."
2007-12-24 16:46:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Boxing Day is a public holiday celebrated in the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand and Australia and many other Commonwealth countries on December 26, the day after Christmas Day.
The celebration is traditional, dating back to the middle ages, and consisted of the practice of giving of gifts to employees, the poor, or to people in a lower social class.
The name comes from Christmas box; the verb box meaning: "To give a Christmas-box, hence boxing-day."
Boxing Day and the days immediately following are when many retail stores sell their Christmas and retired model products by holding clearance sales
2007-12-24 16:48:47 · answer #2 · answered by ♥ 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I thought it has to do with the churches giving out all the donated gifts to poorer families on that day. The gifts are typically put into boxes for collection and so that's where the term came from. I'm sure someone else could give a more accurate explanation but that's what I've heard.
2007-12-24 16:46:01 · answer #3 · answered by RoVale 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The day after Christmas.
2007-12-24 16:44:18 · answer #4 · answered by jalady 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when everythign is on sale, and you go shopping.
2007-12-24 18:04:21 · answer #5 · answered by Sunshine* 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋