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Boxing Day
Where?
- It takes place in England
What?
- It's a public holiday, that means people don't work that day.
When?
- It is celebrated on the day after Christmas, that is to say, on December 26th.
Origin?
- Traditionally, it was the day to open the Christmas Box to share the contents with the poor. In the Christmas Box , people used to put presents / gifts for the poor.
What happens now on Boxing Day?
-People usually stay with their relatives / family and enjoy themselves playing board games, watching tv or going for a walk in the countryside. They can also go shopping looking for the New Year Sales!
People queueing up at Harrods, the famous department store in London.
QUEUEING: it is the word with the longest consecutive use of vowels !!
( queue (v) / stand in a line / line (v) )