Boxing Day, celebrated every year on December 26, the day after Christmas, is a gift-giving holiday that originated in Britain during the Victorian era ... the opening of alms boxes.

"During the Victorian Era — 1837 to 1901 — the upper class ... "Some historians attribute Boxing Day to the small boxes of alms placed near the church doors requesting donations to help ...

The origins of Boxing Day trace back to the 19th century during the Victorian era in England ... also significant for church offerings, where alms boxes were opened to aid the poor.

While the origin of the day is not clearly known, a widely accepted theory suggests that during the Victorian era in England ... extended to churches, where alms boxes were opened and distributed ...

The Alms Trade looks at how the concept of charity turned full circle under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s campaign to bring back Victorian values. Just as how, in the 19th century, the government ...