The LONDON (AP) — In Britain and other countries like Australia and Canada, the day after Christmas is a secular national

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

Americans get a day off after Christmas, but it’s not the Boxing Day the UK and Canada celebrate. What is Boxing Day? Here's what to know

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.

Boxing Day is traditionally celebrated in Britain, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia, according to the website National Day Calendar. It started when Queen Victoria was on the throne.

I beg your pardon, but word has just come through — because the Premier League is utterly incompetent and entered into TV contracts without understanding that Boxing Day can fall on a Friday, there will be only ONE Boxing Day match this year, and it starts at 3 pm ET / 8 pm GMT. Happy Holidays!

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Australians are expected to spend bigger than in previous years this Boxing Day despite consumers' ongoing cost-of-living concerns.