Long awaited Christmas is finally round
the corner and everyone is eagerly waiting to be treated with gifts and
surprises from their friends and family. Christmas is all about giving; It is a
great time to bond. For long, gift giving on Christmas has become a norm and
we follow it with joy and exhilaration as it is a time of happiness and
cheerfulness for everyone, but do we know where and why this tradition of
giving started, why giving holds so much of relevance on Christmas?
As known to everyone Christians
celebrate the birth of Jesus as Christmas every year, but the lesser known fact
is that when Jesus was born, he was treated with gifts by 3 wise men-
Frankincense, Gold and Myrrh. As per Christian belief, these three gifts
symbolized Jesus life. Frankincense, a perfume used in Jewish
worship, depicted that people would worship Jesus, Gold was associated with
Kings and according to Christians; Jesus is the King of Kings, Myrrh was a
perfume that was put on dead bodies depicted that Jesus would suffer and die.
Each of the gifts was reflection of Jesus’s life and relates to some part of
his existence from his birth till the time he was crucified.
During the 2nd Century, this tradition was
further taken forward by Saint called Saint Nicholas. St. Nicholas was
considered to be a Nobel man, who had a special affection towards poor
children. Legends has it that St. Nicholas used to present gifts to less
fortunate kids during this month, this noble gesture earned him the name ’Santa
Claus’. Since then, small children have heard stories and believe that Santa
Claus would come and treat them with gifts every Christmas. So to keep the
belief and the magic of the festival alive, the young ones in the family tie
socks and stockings on X-MAS tree hoping that Santa would come on Christmas
night and drop a gift in that stocking or just keep the gift under the X-MAS
tree. The friends and family members become that ‘Secret Santa’, buy gifts and
secretly keep them under the Christmas tree, writing name of person for whom
the gift is bought.
In good old days perfume and gold coins
were passed on as a token of love and affection. Perfume was to spread the
goodness of Jesus and gold was meant for prosperity. Over the time the concept
of gifting has transformed with so many gift ideas in place. There are so many
things one can present as an ideal gift to his or her loved ones to make them
happy. Right from buying the most exotic Christmas delicacies like Plum cake and
Chocolates complemented with flowers, soft toys and candles to more
sophisticated gifts like jewelry, decorations, apparels and furnishings. One
has the option to visit so many marketplaces offline and online to get the best
gift for their special ones.
One such online marketplace is Send My
Gift where you can find the largest assortment of Christmas gifts at reasonable
prices. There are some really great Christmas combos available to choose from
combining fresh flowers, cakes, toys and decorations, candles, cake and
flowers, X-MAS tree, nativity figurines, decorations and magic mugs and
chocolates. The marketplace gives you the option of same day delivery and
midnight delivery so that your surprise reaches just in time at the doorstep of
your loved ones. Do send out your emotions aloud with Send My Gifts and be the
secret Santa for your friends and family. We will help you deliver emotions in
the best way possible.
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