Christmas’ true essence is typically defined as a season of giving to others. Giving can take many forms, but the most obvious way to give during the holiday season is to create attractively wrapped Christmas gifts for family, friends, acquaintances, coworkers, instructors, and others like business clients.
The Three Wise Men, who brought gold, frankincense, and myrrh as gifts, are credited with starting the Christmas gift-giving tradition. The present practise of providing gifts, on the other hand, evolved from a retail strategy utilising Santa Claus and attracting children into stores. As a result, children have become the centre of gift-giving at Christmas and during the holidays. Giving gifts at Christmas dates back to the early 1800s, when the celebration of Christmas was revived after a period of prohibition by Protestants in England. In the 1820s and 1840s, as Christmas became more popular, shops began to offer special Christmas shopping deals. Simultaneously, newspapers began publishing ad sections solely dedicated to holiday shopping ads. In these particular advertisements, Santa Claus was extensively presented.
Hundreds of children gathered to a Philadelphia store in 1841 to view a life-size Santa Claus statue, which had become a new and popular feature of revitalised Christmas celebrations. The desire to see Santa Claus provided retailers with a marketing opportunity: they could attract children and parents to their establishments by promising to see a’real’ or’live’ Santa Claus. The focus was on giving children Christmas presents as a result of that marketing effort to attract children throughout the Christmas season.
Even though adults are just as popular as children, gift-giving is still mostly focused on them. The fact that a single youngster will receive more gifts than any other adult member of the family reflects the concentration on children within households. Toys are usually given to tiny children who are overjoyed and enthralled by the holidays and Christmas celebrations. For older children, clothing and technology equipment are popular Christmas present selections.
Adults, on the other hand, have access to the most diverse range of things that can be given as Christmas gifts. Almost any adult would appreciate a delicious package of chocolate or holiday cookies for Christmas or the holidays. This is great for folks on a diet because it can be sugar- and/or fat-free, as well as low in carbs. Many people also temporarily abandon any strict diet restrictions they may be following over the Christmas season in favour of welcoming and enjoying any type of Christmas food.
According to a 2004 poll by the National Confectioners Association, the top three ways Americans enjoyed candy during the winter holidays were contributing or receiving a box of chocolates and making or receiving a stocking full of sweets. A third way was to consume candy from a dish, suggesting that sweet foods are enjoyed by a diverse group of people throughout the Christmas season.
Aside from family and friends, a considerate gesture might be giving a holiday or Christmas gift to employees, children’s instructors, and, depending on your position, business clients. Giving any of those people holiday or Christmas gifts is almost certainly done to express thanks. As a result, delivering cookies or treats as a holiday present would be a nice gesture.
