Boxing Day is also called the Offering Day

December 26 came to be known as a shopping holiday.

In Ireland, Boxing Day is also called St. Stephen’s Day

The day is celebrated in honor of him who became the first Christian martyr

Boxing Day turned out to be treated as a shopping holiday in the UK, Canada, Trinidad, Australia, New Zealand

The 26th December also marks the start of Kwanzaa, a seven day festival that celebrates African and African American culture and history.