Second Day of Christmas

Box·ing Day (b

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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

Brit the first day (traditionally and strictly, the first weekday) after Christmas, observed as a holiday

[from the custom of giving Christmas boxes to tradesmen and staff on this day]

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Boxing 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

Translations

Boxing Day n (Brit) il primo giorno infrasettimanale dopo Natale → Santo Stefano

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boxing
Christmas
Christmastide
Christmastime
legal holiday
national holiday
Noel
public holiday
Yule
Yuletide

The 25th is the second day of Christmas and it seemed like a normal day.

Question Time by The Mirror (London, England)

While I might be able to gleefully anticipate the receipt of two turtle doves, not to mention a partridge in a pear tree, on this supposed second day of Christmas, poor old Woolworth workers await their P45S.

You'll be going down in history Darling by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)

In front of nearly 90,000 supporters they lost 1-0 to Portsmouth) 2 On the second day of Christmas the Bluebirds gave to me - Twowise men (Chairman Peter Ridsdale and manager Dave Jones have their critics, but they have both stuck to their jobs and are looking to have City in the Premiership next season) 3 On the third day of Christmas the Bluebirds gave to me - Three Scottish caps (Three Cardiff players earned caps for Scotland this year.

Football: Twelve months full of drama for Bluebirds; What a year for ... by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)