BOXING DAY - 26th DECEMBER

In Britain, Boxing Day is usually celebrated on the following day after Christmas Day, which is 26 December.

Like Christmas Day, Boxing Day is a public holiday. This means is it typically a non working day in the whole of Britain.

Tradicionally, 26 December was the day to open the Christmas Box to share the contents to the poor.

WHAT HAPPENS ON BOXING DAY IN ENGLAND?

- Boxing Day hunts: tradicionally Boxing Day is a day for fox hunting.Horse riders dressed in red and white riding gear, accompanied by a number of dogs called foxhounds, chase de fox through the countryside in the hope of tiring it out.

- Family time:It is a day of watching sports and playing board games with the family.

- Shopping: In recent times,some shops have broken from tradition and started opening on Boxing Day to start the New Year sales.Hundreds of people spend Boxing Day morning in queues outside shops, waiting to be the first to dive for the sales racks as the doors opened.