____ Day is a holiday celebrated the day after Christmas Day, occurring on the second day of Christmastide.Though it originated as a holiday to give ____ to the poor, today Boxing Day is primarily known as a shopping holiday. It originated in the United Kingdom and is celebrated in a number of countries that previously formed part of the British ____. Boxing Day is on 26 December, although the attached bank holiday or public holiday may take place either on that day or one or two days later (if necessary to ensure it falls on a ____. Boxing Day is also concurrent with the Christian holiday Saint Stephen's Day. The European tradition of giving money and other gifts to those in need, or in service positions, has been dated to the Middle ____, but the exact ____ is unknown. It is sometimes believed to be in reference to the alms box placed in the narthex of Christian churches to collect donations for the poor. The tradition may come from a custom in the late ____ early Christian era where in alms boxes placed in ____ were used to collect special offerings tied to the ____ of Saint Stephen, which, falls on the same day as Boxing Day, the second day of Christmastide. On this day, it is customary in some localities for the alms boxes to be opened and distributed to the poor. In Britain, it was a custom for tradesmen to collect "Christmas boxes" of money or presents on the first weekday after ____ as thanks for good service throughout the year.Boxing Day is one of the main days in the ____ calendar for hunts in the UK and US, with most hunts (both mounted foxhound or harrier packs and foot packs of ____ or bassets) holding meets, often in town or village centres.

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