This year the 26th december is NOT Boxing Day

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Just picked up the Christmas addition of the Radio Times and I was shocked and disgusted to find out that they have said that the 26th of December this year is Boxing Day, everyone know that Boxing Day does not fall on a Sunday.

Has this changed?
 
I did not know that Boxing Day does not fall on a Sunday.

Wikimadiki said:
In the countries that observe this holiday, 26 December is commonly referred to both as Boxing Day and as St. Stephen's Day, no matter what day of the week it occurs.[7] However, in some countries, holidays falling on Saturday or Sunday are observed on the next weekday. Traditionally, Boxing Day could not be on a Sunday, that day being the officially recognized day of worship, so it was the next working day of the week following Christmas Day, (i.e. any day from Monday to Saturday).

In recent times, this tradition has been either forgotten or ignored. Most, but not all, calendars and media outlets consider 26 December to be Boxing Day even when it falls on a Sunday.
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I'm shocked and disgusted that you think addition = edition.

There's solid ground down here you know, you don't have to be up on that horse...
 
Boxing Day Bank Holiday is still on Monday though?

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In fact it will be Tuesday because Christmas Bank Holiday will be on Monday.
 
I hadn't even realised that 'Boxing Day' could be moved over just because it fell on a Sunday. Come on people, I'm brown, I need educating on these things....ooooh wait a minute....

Oh and Radio Times? Oh and addition? Are you ****ing kidding me, what a reprobate.

No seriously, it'll help the shops with the 'Boxing Day' promotions. They can open later on a weekday compared to a Sunday.
 
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