Hearing about Boxing one will immediately think about gloves and a ring but Boxing Day is all about basking in the festivities of the holiday season and sharing and caring for the ones we love. The days of fun and celebrations are here and are currently basking in the lights, cheer and festivities of New Year 2024. The holiday season starts mainly during Christmas Eve and ends after New Year. A day in between Christmas and New Year’s Eve is celebrated as Boxing Day.
As we already approached for the special and memorable day of the year, here are a few things that you need to know about this day.
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Boxing Day – Date
There is no particular date for celebrating Boxing Day as it can fall on any day between Christmas and New Year’s Eve. During this day of the year, people are more engaged in celebrations, vacations and enjoyment.
Boxing Day – History
This special day refers to the tradition of rich families preparing boxes filled with precious gifts and presents for poor people. It spreads the holiday fun, cheer and New Year joy. It is also believed that during earlier times, the servants of the rich people had to work on Christmas to attend to the guests and the festivities. Hence, as a token of thanksgiving for their service, the employers would prepare boxes with gifts for the servants to take home on the day after Christmas. That’s how this Day got its name. Now, this day is celebrated with great enthusiasm and zeal all around the world.
Boxing Day – Significance
This day mainly popularizes the idea of celebrating with family and friends and marks the end of a year and the beginning of another year. It helps in understanding the benefits of sharing and caring. During this day the main goal of everyone is to spread joy and happiness to the homes of others and enjoy with everyone. Helping the poor and needy is also one of the main aims of rich families. This particular day also creates a sense of community and understanding. Festivals are more joyous when celebrated with everyone – Boxing Day helps us to share the cheer and joy.
