Boxing Day

In England, Wales, parts of Canada and in some other countries of the Commonwealth of Nations, Boxing Day is a popular term applied to December26, the day following Christmas Day. Traditionally, on that day the gentry（贵族）would give presents, generally of money, to servants or trades-people. These presents came to be known as Christmas boxes. The tradition continues today – small gifts are often given to delivery workers such as postal staff and children who deliver newspapers. Boxing Day is now simply a leisure day and a very busy shopping day, much like Black Friday in the United States. It’sa legal bank holiday, many offices, but not shops, close for all of the Christmas-to-New year period.