Boxing Day falls on December 26 and is a UK bank holiday. The day is also known as St Stephen’s Day and is traditionally a religious holiday named after the first Christian martyr. Why is today called Boxing Day? The term Boxing Day is thought to have first appeared in the 1830s and its definition hints at where the day got its moniker from.

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