Boxing Day
nounEtymology
Perhaps because of boxes that were placed outside churches to collect special offerings tied to St. Stephen's Day; or because of the old British custom of tradesmen collecting “Christmas boxes” of money or presents on the first weekday after Christmas as thanks for good service, mentioned by the English diarist Samuel Pepys (1633–1703).
Definitions
The day after Christmas
The day after Christmas; the 26th of December.
- There are plenty of discounted Christmas items in the Boxing Day sale.
- On Boxing day, December 26th, 1902, the sixth grand annual pantomime, "Jack & the beanstalk"
The day or days (boxing week) following Christmas (December 25th) when stores have large…
The day or days (boxing week) following Christmas (December 25th) when stores have large reductions.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA