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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
Boxing Day
ˈBox·ing Day BrE NAmE noun uncountable, countable (BrE)
the first day after Christmas Day that is not a Sunday. Boxing Day is an official holiday in Britain and some other countries.
Word Origin:
[Boxing Day] mid 19th cent.: from the custom of giving tradespeople a Christmas box on this day.
Culture:
Boxing Day is a ↑bank holiday. Traditionally it was the day when people gave Christmas boxes (small gifts of money) to their employees or servants. Now most people relax, digest the food and drink of the day before, and perhaps visit friends or relatives.
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