Episode 1699
Boxing Day
Mon, 2021-Dec-27 01:04 UTC
Length - 2:02
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With 430,496 views on Sunday, 26 December 2021 our article of the day is Boxing Day.
Boxing Day is a holiday celebrated after Christmas Day, occurring on the second day of Christmastide. Though it originated as a holiday to give gifts to the poor, today Boxing Day is primarily known as a shopping holiday. It originated in the United Kingdom and is celebrated in a number of countries that previously formed part of the British Empire. The attached bank holiday or public holiday may take place either on that day or one or two days later (if necessary to ensure it falls on a weekday). Boxing Day is also concurrent with the Catholic holiday Saint Stephen's Day.
In parts of Europe, such as several regions of Spain, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands, Italy, Poland, Slovakia, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Belgium, Norway and the Republic of Ireland, 26 December is Saint Stephen's Day, which is celebrated as a second Christmas day.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:04 UTC on Monday, 27 December 2021.
For the full current version of the article, see Boxing Day on Wikipedia.
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