Why is Boxing Day called Boxing Day? Do you know anymore history behind the Boxing Day name? “The servants would then head home and use the 26th to spend with their own families — and share the presents they had just received.”Lush and Next usually have some of the biggest Boxing Day sales in the UK (Image: James Manning/PA)Who celebrates Boxing Day? National Geographic explains: “Though Northern Ireland celebrates Boxing Day, the Republic of Ireland to the south celebrates St. Stephen’s Day instead. They created Thanksgiving Day in November 1798 to give thanks for “livelihood and good health” throughout the year.

Source: The Times December 26, 2023 05:07 UTC