Boxing Day: From master-servant tradition to a popular holiday

Find out about some unique Santa Claus traditions in Australia, the origin of Boxing Day and the iconic mistletoe.

Source: SBS Filipino

Highlights

• There is a Santa Claus hotline in Australia.
• Boxing day came from a master-servant gift giving tradition in the 1800's England.
• Apart from mistletoe being semi-parasitic, its fruits are actually poisonous to humans.

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Boxing Day: From master-servant tradition to a popular holiday

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