boxing day
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Boxing Day¹
- /ˈbɒksɪŋ deɪ/ UK
- /ˈbɑːksɪŋ deɪ/ US
Where it comes from
Perhaps because of boxes that were placed outside churches to collect special offerings tied to St. Stephen's Day; or because of the old British custom of tradesmen collecting “Christmas boxes” of money or presents on the first weekday after Christmas as thanks for good service, mentioned by the English diarist Samuel Pepys (1633–1703).
noun Boxing Days
- The day after Christmas; the 26th of December. There are plenty of discounted Christmas items in the Boxing Day sale.
boxing day²
Where it comes from
From Boxing Day.
noun boxing days
- The day or days (boxing week) following Christmas (December 25th) when stores have large reductions.
Translations
Every language
noun the day after Christmas: 26 December — see also St. Stephen's Day
| Español | Boxing Day |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 박싱 데이 baksing dei |
| 日本語 | ボクシング・デー bokushingu-dē |
| 中文 | 節禮日 /节礼日 jiélǐrì |
| हिन्दी | बॉक्सिंग डे bŏksiṅg ḍe |
| Français | Boxing Day, lendemain de Noël, Saint-Étienne |
| Deutsch | Zweiter Weihnachtstag |
| Italiano | Santo Stefano |
| Русский | День пода́рков Denʹ podárkov |
| العربية | يَوْم اَلصَّنَادِيق yawm aṣ-ṣanādīq, بُوكْسِينْج دَاي buksing dāy |
| עברית | יום הקופסאות |
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title = {boxing day},
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