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In the several country boxing day declared is a bank holiday or a public holiday in the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Hong Kong, and countries in the Commonwealth of Nations with a mostly Christian people. In South Africa this public holiday is currently recognized as the Day of Goodwill.
Boxing Day Tsunami
The boxing day tsunami was the most critical tsunami to ever hit a coastline in current history. The death toll was just below 230,000 people and another 35000 still missing, almost 5 times the death toll of the second most destructive tsunami in recent history. |