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Half the adult population of the UK participated in the boxing day sale | City & Business | Finance | Express.co.uk
That's English - Did you know that, in the UK, the day after Christmas Day is called Boxing Day? The origin of this name seems to date back to the Middle Ages
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Move over Black Friday: Here's why a bigger affair like Boxing Day is celebrated around UK - India Today
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Boxing Day sales: Number of in-store shoppers falls for third consecutive year as concern for UK high street grows | The Independent | The Independent
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