Boxing Day
noun /ˈbɒksɪŋ deɪ/
/ˈbɑːksɪŋ deɪ/
[uncountable, countable] (British English)- the first day after Christmas Day that is not a Sunday. Boxing Day is an official holiday in the UK and some other countries.
节礼日（圣诞节后的第一个工作日，英国和其他一些国家定为假日） CultureBoxing Day is a bank holiday. In the past it was the day when people gave Christmas boxes (= small gifts of money) to their employees or servants. Now most people relax after all the food and drink of the day before, and perhaps visit friends or relatives.Topics Religion and festivalsc2词源mid 19th cent.: from the custom of giving tradespeople a Christmas box on this day.