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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 12:23 pm
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Aviatrix
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Originally Posted by TheKnife
I was in London and all I heard about was Boxer Day? What's the deal?
Boxing Day, not Boxer Day!

It's the day after Christmas Day which is a public holiday in most of Europe (the rest just seem to call it "the second day of Christmas"). A Google search should provide information about the origins of the term "Boxing Day".
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