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Boxing Day facts unknown to many

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If you’re thinking that Boxing Day is something related to boxing then we are sorry to break it to you that there is no boxing involved here rather it is something completely different from that!!

Celebrated right after the day of Christmas, 26th of December, this day is considered as a holiday solely dedicated to offer gifts to the poor and needy. Some of the most enthralling facts about The Boxing Day are mentioned as follows:

  • Initially, boxing days were a part of the rich and sophisticated part of the society. They used to box up surplus items they no longer needed and provide them to the poorer sections of the society.
  • These days people mostly use it for shopping and companies take this opportunity to raise their sales. Most people use this day to spend a nice and cozy time with their family and friends whereas others use it for charity fundraising purposes.
  • Boxing Day is mostly known and celebrated in the European countries as well as Canada, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand to name a few.
  • Different sort of sports activities were prioritized on this day. Fox Hunting was also treated as a very popular pastime, before this activity got banned.
  • The Boxing Day also known as ‘St. Stevens Day’ in Ireland fetches the people, nine public holidays. It also known as ‘The Day of Goodwill’ in South Africa. Some countries in Europe also consider it as a second day to Christmas or ‘Christmas II’. United States celebrates this day as ‘National Candy Cane Day’.
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