Boxing Day is celebrated on December 26th in many English-speaking countries. It originated in England where servants would receive gift boxes from their employers. Now, it is a bank holiday where shops have winter sales and people go shopping. Sports matches in football, rugby and other leagues also take place. People typically eat leftovers from Christmas and baked ham on Boxing Day.

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
70577
• 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
217901

8. Enjoy
Boxing
Day!!