Celebration in the UK

1. BOXING
DAY

2. When?
• It is celebrated on
the 26th of
December, St.
Stephen’s day, just
after Christmas
Day.

3. Where?
• It is a holiday in England and in
many other English-speaking
countries: New Zealand, Australia
and Canada.

4. What did people use to do?
• Servants received gift boxes from their
employers
• Collecting boxes in churches were
opened to distribute the money among
the poor
• Children used to go around collecting
money in boxes

5. What do people do now?
• It is a bank or public
holiday
• Shops and supermarkets
open but offices are
mostly closed
• People go shopping as
there are winter sales • By 松林 Ｌ from Toronto, Canada -
IMG_2768.JPGUploaded by Skeezix1000, CC BY 2.0,
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=66
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• By I See Modern
Britain - Flickr

6. What do people do now?
• It is also a day for
sport.
• There are matches in all
the major leagues:
football, rugby, etc.
• By Pierre-Yves Beaudouin / Wikimedia Commons, CC
BY-SA 4.0,
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=36
011122

7. What do people eat?
• Leftovers from
Christmas lunch
• Baked ham
• By Andrew Nash from Vienna, Austria - Leftover
Turkey Dec09 - 9, CC BY-SA 2.0,
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=55
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8. Enjoy
Boxing
Day!!