In Britain and other countries like Australia and Canada, the day after Christmas is a secular national holiday known as Boxing Day. In London, Selfridges opens its doors on Boxing Day to a harried crowed. (Hollie Adams / Getty Images)Sharing the wealthNo one knows for sure when Boxing Day started, but some believe it was centuries ago when servants would be given the day after Christmas off as a day of rest. Boxing Day activitiesAdvertisementBathers brave the cold waters of the North Sea as they take part Thursday morning in the annual Boxing Day dip at England’s Redcar Beach. In its place, Boxing Day sales have flourished, with many Britons lifted from their post-Christmas torpor by the lure of low prices.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 26, 2019 16:41 UTC