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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 8 February 2025. Commonwealth nations holiday on 26 December For other uses, see Boxing Day (disambiguation). "Christmas box" redirects here. For the genus of shrubs, see Sarcococca. Boxing Day Boxing Day crowds shopping at Toronto's Eaton Centre Also called Offering Day Observed by Commonwealth nations ...
Yes, Boxing Day is a public or bank holiday recognized in the U.K. and other countries. It was made an official U.K. holiday in the 1800s. If Dec. 26 falls on a weekend, it is recognized on the ...
Boxing Day is celebrated in Great Britain and some Commonwealth countries, especially Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, according to Encylopedia Britannica. Boxing Day falls on Dec. 26.
Winter Summer 1967 Quebec City, Quebec: 1969 Halifax/Dartmouth, Nova Scotia: 1971 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: 1973 New Westminster/Burnaby, British Columbia: 1975 Lethbridge, Alberta: 1977 St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Five nationwide holidays plus two provincial holidays. Victoria Day, Thanksgiving, and Boxing Day are not statutory holidays but most businesses and retail are closed Boxing Day. Most statutory holidays can be substituted for a mutually agreeable alternative paid day off in lieu or employers can require employees to work at a premium rate of pay.
Well, let's start with the date: Boxing Day is on December 26—that's pretty easy to remember since it's right after Christmas Day! In 2023, Boxing Day lands on a Tuesday.
Couple shopping on Boxing Day. Despite the name, Boxing Day has little to do with packaging or a jab-cross-hook combo. The holiday, most famously celebrated in the U.K. and its commonwealth, has ...
On May 8, 2014, Strange embarked on another run for childhood cancer. Dubbed the "90 in 90", Strange ran 94 Marathons in 94 days from St. John's Newfoundland to his hometown of Niagara Falls. The run was in honor of 12-year old Matteo Mancini, Strange's inspiration from his first Box Run who lost his battle to cancer on May 8, 2013.