Boxing Day in Australia is December 26 in all states and territories.
Some sources may report that December 26 is Proclamation Day, not Boxing Day, in South Australia. To correct this misunderstanding, Proclamation Day is actually on 28 December, but South Australia celebrates its public holiday for Proclamation Day on the day traditionally reserved for Boxing Day: 26 December. The public holiday is known as the Proclamation Day public holiday, but when referring to the day itself, it is still known as Boxing Day.
In traditional times, Boxing Day was the day after Christmas that servants would receive gifts from their employers. The gifts that the servants received were in boxes.
Australia will be playing against India on Boxing Day 2011
Yes it is. Maccies is open on Boxing Day in Australia at all of the branches.
The Sydney to Hobart yacht race in Australia starts on Boxing Day.
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In Australia, usual boxing day activities include different types of sports and unwrapping Christmas gifts. The most popular game played on this day is cricket.
Boxing day is a public holiday with retailers open, holding massive sales, and exploiting people's materialism.
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The day after Christmas, Boxing Day, is a holiday in the UK and other countries such as Australia.
Boxing Day is not a competition. It is a public holiday in the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and other Commonwealth countries.
Public holidays in December in Australia are Christmas Day (25 December) and Boxing Day (26 December).
On Boxing Day, Canadians trade in boxes of old, broken, or not wanted items to be traded for new ones. In Australia, Boxing Day has become characterised by massive sales by the larger retailers capitalising on people's ever-increasing need to have more "stuff".
It Took place on Boxing Day 2009