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Line 22: }} '''Boxing Day''' is a holiday celebrated after [[Christmas Day]], occurring on the [[twelve Days of Christmas\|second day]] of [[Christmastide]] (26 December ).<ref name="Robb1984"/> Though it originated as a holiday to give gifts to people in need, today Boxing Day forms part of Christmas celebrations, with many people choosing to take advantage of Boxing Day sales. 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 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's festival [[Saint Stephen's Day\|'Saint Stephen's Day]].' In parts of Europe,<!-- please add only sourced countries/regions --> such as several regions of Spain,<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.vilaweb.cat/noticies/sant-esteve-les-raons-mil%C2%B7lenaries-duna-festa \|title=St. Stephens day, millenary explanations of a festivity \|website=www.vilaweb.cat \|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=1 November 2020 \|language=ca \|year=1987 }}</ref> the Czech Republic, Germany, Austria, Romania, Hungary, the 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, Sweden, Belgium, Norway, and 26 in the [[Republic of Ireland]], 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>

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