Boxing Day Trivia Questions

Boxing Day is not a federal holiday in the United States. It's primarily celebrated in the UK, Canada, Australia, and other Commonwealth nations.

It is a public holiday in the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and many Caribbean nations, but not in most non-Commonwealth countries.

Historically, the day after Christmas was when alms boxes in churches were opened and distributed to the needy, and servants took home leftover food in boxes.

The name likely comes from the tradition of giving 'Christmas boxes' (gifts or money) to servants and tradespeople the day after Christmas, not from pugilism.

While post-Christmas returns spike, the single busiest day for returns in the US is usually early January. Boxing Day itself is more famous for sales in other countries.

In Ireland, parts of Europe, and some Christian traditions, December 26 is St. Stephen's Day, which shares many customs with Boxing Day.

While stores did start sales on Boxing Day, the tradition of giving 'Christmas boxes' predates retail sales by centuries. The sales came later, in the Victorian era.

While Boxing Day is a massive shopping day in Canada, Black Friday (imported from the US) has overtaken it in recent years as the biggest sales event.