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Boxing Day is celebrated on December 26th. It is a statutory holiday in the federal jurisdiction and in Ontario. If it falls on a Saturday or a Sunday, the working day immediately preceding or following Boxing Day is considered a legal holiday.
Boxing Day, also known as the Feast of St. Stephen (after the first Christian martyr), originated in England in the middle of the nineteenth century under Queen Victoria. It originated as a holiday for members of the merchant class to give boxes containing food and fruit, clothing, and/or money to trades people and servants. The gifts were an expression of gratitude similar to the bonuses many employers offer their employees today. These gifts, usually given in boxes, gave the holiday it's name, "Boxing Day".
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∙ 9y agoJamaicans celebrate Boxing Day because they are part of the Commonwealth realm of Britain, and the holiday originated there. All of the countries that are part of the Commonwealth celebrate Boxing Day.
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What day do you celebrate Boxing Day on?
you celebrate boxing day on December 26
Does Norway celebrate boxing day?
Norway does celebrate boxing day on December 26.
What is madagascar's Boxing Day?
it is a day to celebrate boxing
On which date do Canadians celebrate Boxing Day?
The countries which celebrate Boxing day do so on the same date, the 26th of December.
Does Spain celebrate Boxing Day?
No.
What is the day English celebrate after Christmas?
Boxing day
How does Canada celebrate Boxing Day?
They celebrate boxing day by hitting each other so hard to the point where they start bleeding from their eyeballs.
What do the people do to celebrate boxing day?
Boxing day is when people left boxes of gifts for the homeless.
How do jamaicans celebrate new years?
Jamaicans speak English.
Do the Spanish celebrate Boxing Day?
yes
What day do Canadians celebrate Boxing Day?
December 26.
What do Jamaicans for Easter?
Easter is the primary Christian celebration, the core day of Christianity. Therefore any Jamaicans that are Christians will celebrate Easter as do Christians from any other country.
