How did Boxing Day get its name?04:09 Source: AAPSBS ArabicView Podcast SeriesFollow and SubscribeApple PodcastsYouTubeSpotifyListnrDownload (7.61MB)Download the SBS Audio appAvailable on iOS and Android There are many theories as to why it's called Boxing Day. One suggests British Lords used to donate their excess of food to the poor a day after Christmas using boxes.ShareLatest podcast episodesFirst taste of independence - between culturesDocumenting the journey of Arab Australian youth between two culturesShe fled Syria to survive, now Nayran 'gives back' through free training at her cafes'Forced to drink sewage water': Melbourne resident recalls harrowing time in Syrian prison