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Detailed explanation-1: -Boxing Day, in Great Britain and some Commonwealth countries, particularly Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, holiday (December 26) on which servants, tradespeople, and the poor traditionally were presented with gifts. By the 21st century it had become a day associated with shopping and sporting events.

Detailed explanation-2: -The name comes from a time when the rich used to box up gifts to give to the poor. Boxing Day was traditionally a day off for servants-a day when they received a special Christmas box from their masters. The servants would also go home on Boxing Day to give Christmas boxes to their families.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Oxford English Dictionary gives the earliest attestation from Britain in 1743, defining it as “the day after Christmas day", and saying “traditionally on this day tradespeople, employees, etc., would receive presents or gratuities (a “Christmas box") from their customers or employers."

Detailed explanation-4: -Boxing Day was traditionally a holiday for servants, on which they received a special Christmas box from their masters. On Boxing Day, the servants would also return home to give their families Christmas boxes. Boxing Day is to be observed as a bank holiday between Christmas and New Year’s Day this year.

Detailed explanation-5: -The day after Christmas is observed as Boxing Day, which by the way has nothing to do with the sport. Traditionally, it was the day to distribute gifts among the poor but in the present century, it is regarded as a public holiday when people spend time with their families.