The exact origin of Boxing Day is unclear, according to the Associated Press. Some believe it comes from the alms boxes churches put out to collect donations for the less fortunate. Others ...

The backstory of Boxing Day’s name is that the holiday consists of leftovers being placed in boxes to give to others — hence the term “Box” in the title.

There are two major theories for where the holiday began. Some believe that Boxing Day began with churches collecting alms boxes of parishioners' donated money, according to Britannica.

There’s no concrete origin behind the name “Boxing Day,” but some have speculated that the name comes from the boxes of gifts given to servants, who had to work for their employers on ...