{"id":693,"date":"2011-12-26T00:30:00","date_gmt":"2011-12-26T00:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/2011\/12\/11-boxing-day-facts.html"},"modified":"2025-02-17T13:31:29","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T13:31:29","slug":"11-boxing-day-facts","status":"publish","type":[],"link":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/11-boxing-day-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"13 Fast Facts About Boxing Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Boxing Day traditionally lands on 26<sup>th December each year.\n<p>It&rsquo;s a day for giving, especially to the less fortunate.\n</p><p>It&rsquo;s the day after Christmas, and whilst not quite as special or as widely celebrated as <a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/christmas-day-facts%5C/%5C%22">Christmas Day itself, Boxing Day still has some unique facts and history that surround this day.\n<p>Read the facts below to find out who celebrates Boxing Day and what other names we have for the day after Christmas.\n</p><p>So without further ado, here are 13 fast facts about Boxing Day!\n</p><p class='\"list\"'>Boxing Day is celebrated all over the world. To name a few countries that celebrate this special day are: Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Hong Kong, Jamaica, <a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/kenya-facts%5C/%5C%22">Kenya, </a><a title='\"30' quirky facts about new zealand infographic href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/facts-about-new-zealand-infographic%5C/%5C%22">New Zealand, Norway, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, and the </a><a title='\"Facts' about the united kingdom href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/united-kingdom-facts%5C/%5C%22">United Kingdom.\n<p class='\"list\"'>In South Africa, Boxing Day is known as the &ldquo;Day of Goodwill.&rdquo; This day is about giving to the less fortunate.\n</p><p class='\"list\"'>In <a title='\"30' facts about ireland that will shamrock your world href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/ireland-facts%5C/%5C%22">Ireland, Boxing Day is known as &ldquo;Saint Stevens Day&rdquo; or &ldquo;the feast of Saint Stephen.&rdquo; It&rsquo;s one of nine official public holidays in Ireland.\n<p class='\"list\"'>In other continental European countries, it is known as &ldquo;Christmas II&rdquo; or &ldquo;Second Christmas Day.&rdquo;\n</p><p class='\"list\"'>Boxing Day traditions depend on the location; however, it includes shopping, giving money and gifts to the less fortunate, and a day of watching sporting events like <a title='\"30' interesting facts about horses href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/horse-facts%5C/%5C%22">horse racing and football.\n<p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-full wp-image-201158 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2011%5C/12%5C/boxing-day.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"Boxing' day facts you didn know width='\"728\"' height='\"360\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/boxing-day.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n</p><p class='\"list\"'>On Boxing Day <a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/year%5C/2004%5C/%5C%22">2004, a massive 9.3 magnitude earthquake created a tsunami around the Indian Ocean, resulting in the deaths of over 300,000 people. Indonesia was the worst affected country, followed by Sri Lanka, India, and Thailand. It was the deadliest natural disaster in Boxing Day history.\n<p class='\"list\"'>In Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the UK, Boxing Day is the heaviest shopping day of the year. It&rsquo;s even busier than <a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/black-friday-facts%5C/%5C%22">Black Friday &amp; </a><a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/cyber-monday-facts%5C/%5C%22">Cyber Monday.\n<p class='\"list\"'>Boxing Day is one of the British bank holidays recognized since 1871.\n</p><p class='\"list\"'>There is no official reason as to why it is known as &ldquo;Boxing Day.&rdquo;\n</p><p class='\"list\"'>On Boxing Day in the UK, the most popular online searches for shopping are sale items.\n</p><p class='\"list\"'>National <a title='\"Candy' cane facts href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/cool-candy-cane-facts%5C/%5C%22">Candy Cane Day is celebrated on </a><a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/day%5C/december-26%5C/%5C%22">December 26 every year in the United States.\n<p class='\"list\"'>On December 26, 1973, William Friedkin\u2019s horror masterpiece &ldquo;<em>The Exorcist&rdquo; was released.\n<p class='\"list\"'>On this day in 2006, Former US president Gerald Ford died at his home in <a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.factstoryhub.com%5C/facts-about-california%5C/%5C%22">California. He was president between 1974 &amp; 1977.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boxing Day is every year on December 26 and is a traditional day of giving to those in need. It falls the day after Christmas and is widely celebrated. 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