Do you follow the Boxing Day Tradition?

By Raj
India
December 25, 2020 9:09am CST
I'm not 100% sure but what I heard about boxing day is that people give away gifts to children and needy to help them and it's a tradition followed from years. So 26th December is boxing day and in cricketing world we see cricket matches played on this day and tomorrow too there'll be 3 Test matches to be played in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Do you also follow the Boxing Day Tradition?
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (328037)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Dec 20
I've read the explanation for Boxing Day but we give out presents on Christmas Day itself.
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Raj
@Butterfingers (66585)
• India
26 Dec 20
That's ok the main thing is giving away gifts so it's fine
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Juliaacv
@Juliaacv (49063)
• Canada
25 Dec 20
We celebrate Boxing Day here in Canada. It is a statutory holiday,, and we all love it because its a day of rest after the holiday of Christmas.
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Raj
@Butterfingers (66585)
• India
25 Dec 20
Yes that's correct. Have a great Christmas celebration
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ultraman cosmos
@id_peace (14005)
• Singapore
26 Dec 20
Nope in my country, while it is not commonly practiced, we will unwrap our gifts on that day.
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ultraman cosmos
@id_peace (14005)
• Singapore
27 Dec 20
@Butterfingers Oh yes we used to be the strait colony or the crown colonies of the British
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Raj
@Butterfingers (66585)
• India
26 Dec 20
I think only popular in UK and British colonies
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Anna
@LadyDuck (461823)
• Switzerland
26 Dec 20
The Boxing Day tradition comes from the UK. In the UK, the Boxing Day was traditionally a day off for servants, to rest after the Christmas holiday. On that day the servants received a gift from their employer. This is the correct origin of Boxing Day. We do not follow this tradition in Europe, but for Catholic countries today is a holiday (St.Stephan - First martyr).
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Raj
@Butterfingers (66585)
• India
26 Dec 20
Thanks for the information Anna
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Anna
@LadyDuck (461823)
• Switzerland
26 Dec 20
@Butterfingers You are welcome, I explained the same to my husband who did not know.
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Raj
@Butterfingers (66585)
• India
26 Dec 20
@LadyDuck cool you mean the Indian guy at your home
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
25 Dec 20
I've heard of boxing Day and had a vague idea that it was a day of gift giving to the poor and needy but it isn't something followed here in the US. (I heard about Boxing Day from an English friend years ago. It is a tradition followed in England.) We do Christmas here and that is on the 25th of December. One day of gift giving in a month is more than enough. Merry Christmas!
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Juliaacv
@Juliaacv (49063)
• Canada
25 Dec 20
@MALUSE I knew that. Today it is a day off from work, it is the busiest shopping day of the year and almost like Christmas 2.1, meaning another day to celebrate together.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
25 Dec 20
@MALUSE I'm sorry, but who though it has/had anything to do with the sport of boxing? Uhm... thanks for the interesting information.
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M.-L.
@MALUSE (69388)
• Germany
25 Dec 20
@Butterfingers @DaddyEvil @Raine38 @Juliaacv Boxing Day got its name when Queen Victoria was on the throne in the 1800s and has nothing to do with the sport of boxing. The name comes from a time when the rich used to box up gifts to give to the poor. Boxing Day was traditionally a day off for servants, and the day when they received a special Christmas box from their masters.The servants would also go home on Boxing Day to give Christmas boxes to their families.
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M.-L.
@MALUSE (69388)
• Germany
25 Dec 20
This holiday is not known in Germany.
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M.-L.
@MALUSE (69388)
• Germany
26 Dec 20
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Raj
@Butterfingers (66585)
• India
25 Dec 20
Maybe only popular in UK and parts of Australia and other countries which were British colonies
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popciclecold
@popciclecold (35952)
• United States
26 Dec 20
No, I really don't.
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Raj
@Butterfingers (66585)
• India
26 Dec 20
That's ok and as I have understood it's not popular in USA
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Raine38
@Raine38 (12257)
• United States
25 Dec 20
I don't think we have Boxing Day here, but usually the day after Christmas Day was spent eating leftovers and staying in in our pajamas. At least in our household. If ever we have some extra spending money, we go to stores and boutique, see the after Christmas sale, and check if we have anything there that we must have.
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Raj
@Butterfingers (66585)
• India
26 Dec 20
That's nice to know thanks
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OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (87041)
• United States
25 Dec 20
Well not here in the USA but when I lived in UK yes of course
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Raj
@Butterfingers (66585)
• India
25 Dec 20
Yes maybe it was started from uk
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DianneN
@DianneN (247205)
• United States
25 Dec 20
We do not celebrate it in the USA.
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Raj
@Butterfingers (66585)
• India
25 Dec 20
That's alright thanks
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honesty and loyalty
@Merliva (3539)
• San Marino
26 Dec 20
am not a fan of boxing but i would like to try the spot
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Raj
@Butterfingers (66585)
• India
27 Dec 20
It's not about boxing sport my friend
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Jessa Arienda
@Hanbinandaeyo (3198)
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25 Dec 20
I'm not really sure if we have that.. But I do know that some people give gifts to the needy every xmas and new year and I personally know some of those people..
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Raj
@Butterfingers (66585)
• India
25 Dec 20
That's a very good thing
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Jessa Arienda
@Hanbinandaeyo (3198)
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25 Dec 20
@Butterfingers I know.. Hopefully I can do the same
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