Boxing Day in the Chilterns: A Tradition Rooted in History and Community
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Boxing Day in the Chilterns: A Tradition Rooted in History and Community

Boxing Day, celebrated on 26 December, is a much-loved part of the British festive season. Today it’s associated with brisk countryside walks, leftover turkey, sport on the television and a spot of shopping. But the history of Boxing Day goes back centuries and is deeply rooted in ideas of charity, community and rural life - values that mean a lot to us here at Chiltern Open Air Museum.

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