For much of the English-speaking world, the day after Christmas is Boxing Day. But the United States isn't one of those countries.

Boxing Day is celebrated on Dec. 26. The holiday is on a Friday this year. When Dec. 25 is on a Saturday or Sunday, the following Monday is designated as the official public holiday, according to Britannica .

Boxing Day is Friday, Dec. 26. Boxing Day is a holiday celebrated the day after Christmas in Great Britain and some Commonwealth countries, including Canada. In the U.K. Boxing Day was established as a public holiday during the reign of Queen Victoria.

The name Boxing Day is thought to come from a time when wealthy households would box up gifts, money or leftover food to give to servants and those in need. Traditionally, servants worked on Christmas Day itself, before being given the following day off to visit their families, often taking a “Christmas box” with them.

Dozens of spectators gathered in Sheffield's Grenoside to watch the historic tradition of the annual Boxing Day sword dance. Wearing specialised clogs to create a rhythmic tramp, the Grenoside Sword Dancers marked the start of the event by marching into the village before commencing the dance.

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Recent Boxing Day fixtures have been good to Sunderland, with two wins and a draw coming from our last three. The last-minute win against Blackburn in 2022 was a great afternoon, as was the 1-0 win at Hull City 12 months later,

Crowds have flocked to beaches across the north-east of England to take part in Boxing Days dips. At Seaburn, in Sunderland, hundreds ran into the nippy North Sea with many raising money for local charities.