Editing Boxing Day (section)

{{Short description|Commonwealth nations holiday on 26 December}}
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{{Infobox holiday
| holiday_name  = Boxing Day
| nickname      = Offering Day<ref name = "Robb1984" />
| longtype      = [[Bank holiday]], [[public holiday]]
| image         = Eaton_Centre_Boxing_Day,_2019.jpg
| caption       = Boxing Day crowds shopping at [[Toronto Eaton Centre]]
| observedby    = [[Member states of the Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth nations]]
| duration      = One day
| frequency     = Annual
| date          = 26 December
| relatedto     = {{ubl|Day of Goodwill|[[Saint Stephen's Day]] (concurrent)|[[Christmastide|Second Day of Christmastide]]}}
| type          = International
}}

'''Boxing Day''', also called as '''Offering Day''' is a [[holiday]] celebrated after [[Christmas Day]], occurring on the [[twelve Days of Christmas|second day]] of [[Christmastide]] (26 December).<ref name="Robb1984"/> Boxing Day was once a day to donate gifts to those in need, but it has evolved to become a part of Christmas festivities, with many people choosing to shop for deals on Boxing Day. It originated in the United Kingdom and is celebrated in several [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] nations. The attached [[bank holiday]] or [[public holiday]] may take place on 27 or 28 December if necessary to ensure it falls on a weekday.<!-- Do not expand this in the Lead; it is explained correctly in the Date sub-section--> Boxing Day is also concurrent with the Christian festival [[Saint Stephen's Day]].

In parts of Europe, such as east [[Spain]], ([[Catalonia]],[[Valencia]] and the [[Balearic Islands]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.vilaweb.cat/noticies/sant-esteve-les-raons-mil%C2%B7lenaries-duna-festa |title=Sant Esteve, les raons mil·lenàries d'una festa |trans-title=St. Stephens day, millenary explanations of a festivity |website=vilaweb.cat |date=27 December 2015 |language=ca |access-date=1 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite encyclopedia |encyclopedia=Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana |title=Esteve (sant) |url=https://www.enciclopedia.cat/ec-gec-0025280.xml |access-date=29 January 2025 |language=ca |year=1987 }}</ref>), the [[Czech Republic]], [[Germany]], [[Austria]], [[Hungary]], [[Netherlands]], [[Italy]], [[Poland]], [[Slovakia]],<ref name="slovakia-second-christmas-day">{{cite news|date = 26 December 2016|title = Druhý sviatok vianočný je aj dňom návštev|language = sk|trans-title = The second day of Christmas is also the day of visits|work = [[SME (newspaper)|SME]] / MY Zvolen|url = https://myzvolen.sme.sk/c/6648231/druhy-sviatok-vianocny-je-aj-dnom-navstev.html|access-date = 11 December 2020}}</ref> [[Slovenia]], [[Croatia]], [[Denmark]], [[Finland]], [[Romania]], [[Sweden]], [[Belgium]], [[Norway]], [[Latvia]] and the [[Republic of Ireland]], 26 December is Saint Stephen's Day, which is considered the second day of Christmas.<ref name="Second Christmas Day">{{cite book|pages=21|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6w6u6YTsDdcC&pg=PA21|title=Christmas Facts, Figures & Fun: Facts, Figures and Fun|isbn=978-1-904332-27-5|last1=Brown|first1=Cameron|year=2006| publisher=Facts, Figures & Fun }}</ref>