MONTEREY, Calif. –

Monterey residents discover the history and traditions of Boxing Day, a holiday celebrated on December 26th primarily in the United Kingdom and Canada.

“Well, there’s Kwanzaa and Boxing Day,” one resident said when asked if he knew of a holiday after Christmas.

“I’m not sure I thought it was Canadian,” another resident replied when asked what exactly Boxing Day was.

“No,” said another resident when asked if he had heard of Boxing Day.

“I’ll take a look, don’t worry,” another resident added.

A Monterey resident came pretty close to the correct answer.

“Boxing Day is the day after Christmas, it is celebrated on December 26 and is a British public holiday,” the resident said.

Peter Blackwell, owner of English Ales Brewery, gave a history lesson on the holiday.

“It seems like the predominant meaning behind it goes back to the time when England had large mansions and the nobles were protected by their servants on Christmas Day and then the nobles wrapped presents for their servants the next day,” Blackwell said.

Holiday traditions have changed quite a bit since then.

“It was the time after Christmas, everyone went to the pub and drank whatever was left and you might watch a football game and meet up with your friends,” Blackwell said.

Blackwell mentioned that he wasn’t expecting a big crowd on Thursday as most of his customers were not English.