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'''Boxing Day''' is a holiday that is celebrated onceafter [[Christmas Day]], occurring ison overthe on[[twelve DecemberDays 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 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,<!-- 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, 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 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>

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