• Boxing Day

     

     

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     Where?

    - It takes place in England

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    What?

    - It's a public holiday, that means people don't work that day.

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    When?

    - It is celebrated on the day after Christmas, that is to say, on December 26th.

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    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. 

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    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!

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    People queueing up at Harrods, the famous department store in London.

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    yes QUEUEING:  it is the word with the longest consecutive use of vowels !! yes

    ( queue (v) /  stand in a line / line (v) )