Either way, Boxing Day isn’t an official holiday in the United States. Some do celebrate it on their own time and there are certainly some post-Christmas sales to take advantage of. But you likely won’t find any blowout Boxing Day events or traditions here.

Hundreds of people turned out to watch two of Scarborough's much-loved Boxing Day traditions - one of which is more than 130-years-old. The day started with a football match between fishermen and fireman on the beach before crews took to the seas in fancy dress for a raft race.

Boxing Day is celebrated each year on the day after Christmas, on Dec. 26. It's not a holiday that made its way to the U.S.