Boxing day december 26th

1. BOXING DAY

December 26th

2.

The name of Boxing Day comes from the need
to rid the house of empty boxes the day after
Christmas.

3.

Boxing
Day used to be
about giving to the poor.
Sometimes the gift came in
a box. Other times,
servants received a day off.

4.

Many years ago, on the day after Christmas,
servants in Britain carried boxes to their
masters when they arrived for the day's work.
It was a tradition that on this day all employers
would put coins in the boxes as a special endof-the-year gift.

5.

Now this is the time to visit friends and
relatives or perhaps sit at home and watch TV.

6.

Boxing Day is a big day for sports. Europeans
gather around their television sets for football
and rugby matches.

7.

Boxing Day Sales have always been a popular
pastime. Some people won’t step foot in a
shopping mall on Boxing Day.