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Boxing Day
noun[ Cusually singular ]
uk /ˈbɒk.sɪŋ ˌdeɪ/ us /ˈbɑːk.sɪŋ ˌdeɪ/
in the UK and some other countries, the day after Christmas Day, which is a public holiday节礼日（英国等国的节日，在圣诞节的次日）
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I hate travelling on Boxing Day, but one must occasionally do things that one dislikes.
I'll ask him if he had hot-cross buns—or do people eat those on Boxing Day?
On Boxing Day a Christmas dinner was provided, consisting of turkeys, puddings, port wine, beer, etc., the orderly work being done by the N.C.O.'s, and the carving by the officers.
The actual Christmas festivities had to be held on Christmas Eve, as we were due to go into trenches on the morning of Boxing Day.
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