Question

Why is it called Boxing Day in South Africa?

Answer 1

Boxing Day – TheDay of Goodwill (December 26) is the official South African public holiday that falls on the day after Christmas each year.

Answer 2

Relax with the family or spend the dayon the beach in Cape Town on thisSouth African Public Holiday. ... Renamed by the South AfricanGovernment in 1994 to sever ties to a colonial past, the holiday was initially created in honour of the time when people in the UK spent their day'boxing up' their lovely Christmas g