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GO THE EXTRA MILE AND MAKE VALENTINE’S DAY SPECIAL

Valentine’s Day is around the corner,now is the time to plan and make the day special. Are you among the ones who want something exhilarating, fun and adventures to spice up the special day? This list is for you! In this blog, we have listed out some unique ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Go the extra mile and please your special one.

1  Write a letter. Yes, go old school and write a letter. That is a gesture which is very sweet indeed. We live in a digital age where everything happens at the touch of a button. But it simply doesn’t have the same mojo as going back in time. 

1  Weekend Getaways. Plan a romantic weekend getaway at the hills, away from the nuisance of technology and those you see every day.

1   Activities for Couples. Do you want to feel the same adrenalin rush, sweaty-palm and heart-pounding feeling when you first fell in love? Participate in an adventure with your special one. A lot of activities are available for couples who don’t mind the adrenaline rush. From skydiving to bungee jumping to wall climbing, these activities are not only fun to do but also an exhilarating experience.

1  Trekking. A tiresome activity that has its rewards. Experience nature as it tries to take a toll on you. Spend the night on top of a hill and sleep under the stars for the perfect moment.

1  Long drives. A lot of drives in India offer a greater spectrum of experience. “Couples who travel together are more likely to stay together and feel more connected”. So pack your bags and go for a long trip.

1  Cycle high. Make it a point to show commitment to each other and go on a long cycle ride. Mind you that this is for those who don’t mind a little sweat. Cycle to a certain point and show your commitment.

 P. S. Don’t forget to bring flowers though. 

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Types of Bouquet

There are a lot of confused folks out there, who literally scratch their head while choosing a right bouquet to gift. Here are few tips. Hope it helps!

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Weird New Year Celebrations Across The World

New Year is celebrated across the world. People come together to bid farewell to bygones and hope for a wonderful year ahead. This is the time to reflect upon past and remember those special people who have made life special. Let’s come together and celebrate this wonderful phenomenon and make this world a better place to live. Remember your loved ones, send a gift and cherish them.

As we enter 2016, sendmygift.com brings you some weird traditions across the world that will make you dumbfound. 

Infographic-Unfurling The History Of Chocolate Cake

Did you ever know the discovery of your favourite ‘Chocolate’ dates back to 1000 BC. Are you not curious to know the history behind this antiquity. Send My Gift has taken an effort to understand the journey of this special delicacy and bring to you this interesting flashback. We would love to hear from you on this post and also the kind of chocolate assortments you would love to see on sendmygift.com. Delivering emotions as sweet as ‘Chocolate’

Relevance of Thanksgiving Day

“A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all the other virtues.” – Cicero

Every year on the last Thursday of November, people in Canada and US gather for a day of feasting, football and family. While this age’s Thanksgiving celebrations would be a far cry from the original harvest meal of 1621, it continues to be a day for Americans to come together around the table—albeit with some updates to Pilgrim’s menu.

The original occupants of the ship ‘Mayflower’ left Plymouth in September 1620 with 102 passengers. After travelling for 66 days they dropped anchor near the tip of Cape Cod. They stayed aboard the ship to survive the brutal winter despite facing exposure, scurvy and outbreaks of contagious diseases. Finally they got off the ship and were welcomed by the Native Americans. Squanto, a member of the Pawtuxet tribe taught the travelers (Mayflower settlers) how to cultivate corn, extract sap, catch fish in the rivers and avoid poisonous plants.

In November 1621, a feast was organized to celebrate the Pilgrims’ first corn harvest. Governor William Bradford invited a group of the fledgling colony’s Native American allies including the Wampanoag chief Massasoit. This is now remembered as American’s “first Thanksgiving”!

In 1817, New York became the first of several states to officially adopt an annual Thanksgiving holiday. Thereafter, each state celebrated it on a different day. In 1827, Sarah Josepha Hale advocated Thanksgiving as a national holiday. Hale was the noted magazine editor and prolific writer credited with the words for “Mary Had a Little Lamb”. In 1863, after 36 years of strife, Abraham Lincoln finally gave in to Hale’s request in the midst of the Civil War. It was a proclamation beseeching all Americans to ask God to take care of all those who had become widows or orphans. It was a plea to aid the mourners and the people who had suffered in the civil war so that they could unite under a common banner and treat the wounds of the nation.

And now, after almost four hundred years, this day is gradually becoming a day for families to get together to feast. The whole family gathers at the meal and start by saying grace. The meal usually consists of roasted turkey, pumkin pie, cranberries, mashed potatoes with gravy, sweet corn, etc.

Thanksgiving Day in India signifies a bountiful harvest and flourishing of wealth. Though not celebrated with the same fervor as our western counterparts, it is a holiday that we do understand. We ought to embrace it as we as Indians have a lot to be thankful for. We are a part of a family oriented society. Thankfulness is a blessed attitude expressed towards others. Thanksgiving Day is a day to take a moment and reflect on what actions can be taken in the next year to fully express the meaning of appreciation.

As we sit down to dinner this Thanksgiving, spend a few moments giving thanks. Also, lets share with our family and friends what actions we will take in the next year to fully express the meaning of Thanksgiving. Let us learn to appreciate what we have in life!

Gifts That Are Engraved In History That Reverberate The Need Of Gifting

If people stopped gifting, we would not have seen “The Taj Mahal” or read “To Kill a Mockingbird”. Two inspiring stories of gifting, the former an epitome of love, where Shah Jahan in memory of his beloved wife build one of the most spectacular monument in the history, which took almost 22 years and 22,000 workers and the latter, a token of care which demonstrates how a thoughtful gift could produce one of America’s bestselling books, here is how the Harper Lee story goes…

Harper lee was working as a ticket agent for a British Airline. Even though she was passionate about writing she didn’t have the liberty of time or financial freedom to pursue her passion. She once shared her passion and concern with her friends Michael and Joy Brown, a couple who Harper Lee was very close to but least did she expect that these two people would change her life for ever.

During Christmas in 1956, Lee woke up to a surprise; she found an envelope which was hung to a Christmas tree, with the natural curiosity of a writer she opened the envelop, to her astonishment it had a hand written note from Michael and Joy Brown, the note read like this” 'You have one year off from your job to write whatever you please. Merry Christmas” The couple sponsored Lee for an entire year and rest is history. Every day we stumble upon thousands of stories which echo ‘why gifting is important’.

Gifting has a special place in our everyday lives. When you feel words aren’t just enough to show how much you care, respect or love then a gift can express all this. So why wait? Show your loved ones how much you care, love and cherish them. Happy Gifting!