Tradespeople and servants traditionally received presents, money, and sometimes food from their bosses on Boxing Day.
No, it is actually a day when people would receive presents. The presents were in boxes, giving boxing day its name.
Boxing Day is the day right after Christmas Day in many countries. On this day, workers receive gifts from their employers. This is neither a fight day or a moving day, the term "boxing" has a unknown origin.
boxing day is when people start boxig eachother because they are mad they ddnt get good presents so they abuse eachother! the winner of each boxing round gets the reciept!
They receive presents for their birthdays, christmas, children day and sometimes for their "Saint Day" if a children was named after a catholic saint, which have their own names on each calendar day.
24th December
Many people in the service industry and for many years, only had Christmas day as a holiday and were back at work the following day. Many of their customers would then give them their Christmas present or Christmas box on this day. Which subsequently was called boxing day.
No, not every country celebrates Christmas, and those that do vary for the "gift" day. In Spain, the traditional day for presents is 3 Kings Day - January 6th.
No it's originally called St Stephens day and was on the 27th The name Boxing Day gets comonly mis celebrated as the day when you open presents No Christmas Day is the day you open presents Boxing day is a misused word and has been misinterperetated over the years
St Stephens Day
Boxing day is the day after Christmas Day. In Britain it was a custom for tradespeople to collect 'Christmas Boxes' of money or presents as thanks for good service through out the year
French parents exchange presents on New Year's Day. Children receive gifts from parents on December 6th. This is Saint Nicholas day.