Boxing Day comes on the second day of Christmas i.e. on 26th December every year. It is a holiday which is celebrated a day after the Christmas Day. It used to be a day when people used to give gifts to the poor.
Being a public holiday in the United Kingdom, general offices, business houses, shops and schools remain closed on Boxing Day.
Traditionally, the name Boxing Day came from a day when the rich people used to box up gifts to give to the poor It used to be a day when masters used to give Christmas gift boxes to their servants or their household staff and this day used to be a day off for the servants so that they could go home and give Christmas box to their families. Now-a-days, Boxing Day is famous for a shopping holiday.
Day | Date | Holiday |
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Saturday | January 01 2022 | New Year's Day |
Monday | January 03 2022 | New Year's Day Observed |
Monday | January 03 2022 | New Year's Day Holiday |
Friday | April 15 2022 | Good Friday |
Monday | April 18 2022 | Easter Monday |
Monday | May 02 2022 | Early May Bank Holiday |
Monday | May 30 2022 | Spring Bank Holiday |
Monday | August 01 2022 | Summer Bank Holiday |
Monday | August 29 2022 | Summer Bank Holiday |
Sunday | December 25 2022 | Christmas Day |
Monday | December 26 2022 | Boxing Day |
Tuesday | December 27 2022 | Substitute Bank Holiday For Christmas Day |