Decem­ber 26th is known as Boxing Day in Ca­na­da and the United King­dom.

Aus­tra­lia, New Zea­land, the Ba­ha­mas, South Afri­ca and Ni­ge­ria also ce­le­bra­te this ho­li­day, be­cau­se these coun­t­ries used to be Bri­tish co­lo­nies.



Ori­gi­nal­ly, this was the day when gifts where given to the poor people.

Today, people in Ca­na­da go shop­ping on this day.

In Bri­tain, Aus­tra­lia and New Zea­land it’s also a day for sports. People will watch

soc­cer, rugby and cri­cket.



In Ire­land, Boxing Day is ce­le­bra­ted as St. Ste­phen’s Day. People dress up in cos­tu­mes, often made of straw.



In the Ba­ha­mas, Boxing Day is the start of Junka­noo. People dress up in

fun cos­tu­mes and masks and have pa­ra­des.