In England, Boxing Day is also a holiday. Traditionally it was the day when people gave presents (Christmas boxes) to each other and to the poor. Now we give presents on Christmas Day.
It's also the Feast of St Stephen - hence the Christmas Carol:
Good King Wenceslas looked out, on the Feast of Stephen,
When the snow lay round about, deep and crisp and even.
Giving rise to the awful Christmas Cracker joke:
Q: What was Good King Wenceslas's favourite pizza?
A: Deep pan, crisp and even.



