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Boxing Day

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Box·ing Day  (bksng)
n.
The first weekday after Christmas, celebrated as a holiday in parts of the British Commonwealth, when Christmas gifts are traditionally given to service workers.
Boxing Day
Noun
the first day after Christmas (in Britain, traditionally and strictly, the first weekday), observed as a holiday [from the former custom of giving Christmas boxes to tradesmen on this day]
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Noun1.Boxing DayBoxing Day - first weekday after Christmas        
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
Christmas, Christmastide, Christmastime, Noel, Yule, Yuletide - period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
legal holiday, national holiday, public holiday - authorized by law and limiting work or official business
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Boxing Day n (BRIT) → día m de San Esteban
Boxing DayEl día después de Navidad es Boxing Day, fiesta en todo el Reino Unido, aunque si el 26 de diciembre cae en domingo el día de descanso se traslada al lunes. En dicho día solía ser tradición entregar "Christmas boxes" (aguinaldos) a empleados, proveedores a domicilio, carteros etc.
Boxing Day box n (Brit) → le lendemain de Noël
Boxing DayBoxing Day est le lendemain de Noël, férié en Grande-Bretagne. Ce nom vient d'une coutume du XIXe siècle qui consistait à donner des cadeaux de Noël (dans des boîtes) à ses employés etc le 26 décembre.
Boxing Day (Brit) n → zweiter Weihnachts(feier)tag m
Boxing DayBoxing Day ist ein Feiertag in Großbritannien. Wenn Weihnachten auf ein Wochenende fällt, wird der Feiertag am nächsten darauffolgenden Wochentag nachgeholt. Der Name geht auf einen alten Brauch zurück; früher erhielten Händler und Lieferanten an diesem Tag ein Geschenk, die sogenannte Christmas Box.
Boxing Day n (BRIT) → Santo Stefano
Boxing DayIl Boxing Day è il primo giorno infrasettimanale dopo Natale e cade generalmente il 26 di dicembre. Prende il nome dall'usanza di donare pacchi regalo natalizi, un tempo chiamati "Christmas boxes", a fornitori e dipendenti, ed è un giorno di festa
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On the evening of Boxing Day Philip sat in the dining-room with his uncle.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
From this standpoint the drama may be said to have begun when the front doors of the house with the stable opened on the garden with the monkey tree, and a young girl came out with bread to feed the birds on the afternoon of Boxing Day.
The Innocence Of Father Brown by Chesterton, Gilbert K. View in context
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