What’s Open, What’s Closed on Dec. 26

Here’s what will be open and closed for the observed Christmas holiday on Monday, a.k.a. Boxing Day.*

Banks: Most banks will be closed.  Call or go to your bank’s website for specifics that apply to your financial institution.

Government offices and courts: Closed.

Post offices: Closed.

Financial markets: Closed.

Schools: Closed.

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* Boxing Day is traditionally a day following Christmas when wealthy people and homeowners in the United Kingdom would give a box containing a gift to their servants, according to Wikipedia.  Today, Boxing Day is better known as a bank or public holiday that occurs Dec. 26, or the first or second weekday after Christmas Day.

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