Heath Koressa

Why Is The 26th Called Boxing Day. Up until it became a public holiday in 1871, boxing day, in the uk, was more commonly known as st stephen’s day or the feast of st stephen and still is in most of europe. Washington — as christmas day gets underway, the united kingdom and british commonwealth countries are looking ahead to boxing day on thursday.

Up until it became a public holiday in 1871, boxing day, in the uk, was more commonly known as st stephen’s day or the feast of st stephen and still is in most of europe. Washington — as christmas day gets underway, the united kingdom and british commonwealth countries are looking ahead to boxing day on thursday.