472. What is Boxing Day?

Why is the Day after Christmas (December 26th) known in many countries (including Canada) as Boxing Day?    Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/A2Eql_T3TDE which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams.  Everything Everywhere Daily podcast at https://amzn.to/3XHj20A Boxing Day adventure book at https://amzn.to/3L9vTXr  Origins & History of Christmas books at https://amzn.to/496M0gi Christmas Tradition books at https://amzn.to/49uyhR1  ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on https://patreon.com/markvinet  SUPPORT this channel by purchasing any product on Amazon using this FREE entry LINK https://amzn.to/3POlrUD (Amazon gives us credit at NO extra charge to you).  Mark Vinet's TIMELINE video channel at : https://youtube.com/c/TIMELINE_MarkVinet  Website: https://markvinet.com/podcast  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.vinet.9 Twitter: https://twitter.com/HistoricalJesu   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denarynovels   Mark's books: https://amzn.to/3k8qrGM  Audio credits: Everything Everywhere Daily podcast with Gary Arndt: The Origins of Boxing Day (26dec2024 #1634; Glassbox Media). Audio excerpts reproduced under the Fair Use (Fair Dealings) Legal Doctrine for purposes such as criticism, comment, teaching, education, scholarship, research and news reporting.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.