When Jesus was born everybody brought Mary presents so on Christmas we give gifts to each other in honor of everybody giving Mary presents
Many gifts are spread during Christmas giving. Gifts of appreciation, such as gift cards and books, are given. Gifts are also given to family and close friends, such as gift cards, clothes, and pictures.
Giving gifts symbolizes the kings in the Bible giving the gifts to Jesus when they visisted Him. Today, gifts are given more out of tradition than any symbolization, though.
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For those that celebrate it they vary from country to country but almost all have giving and receiving gifts.
The spiritual message of Christmas is basically that of giving, charity, and selfless happiness. We are to be good to the world, and the tradition of giving gifts came about from the fact that we are to be generous, not just during the Christmas season, but during all times of the year. We are also supposed to be celebrating the birth of Jesus.
Because it's Jesus b-day and instead of giving gifts to him we give them to others and we receive gifts.
The statistics for how many people prefer getting gifts rather than giving them for Christmas are not available; however, those who prefer to give gifts can understand what the saying, "It is more blessed to give than to receive" really means.
That would have to be the three wise men who brought the baby Jesus gifts of frankincense and mirh. I think that giving gifts at Christmas is a way of representing the gift of life, as Jesus' birthday is on Christmas Day.
yes it is you exchange gifts there but there is no tree
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There is no particular word or term for a person who exchanges gifts. Sometimes during the Christmas holiday season people set up gift exchanges. The people giving the gifts are often referred to as a Secret Santa.
The tradition of gift giving at Christmas was started by Christian nuns who celebrated the birth of Christ by giving gifts to the poor and the widows and it caught on over time and more people started giving gifts, it was never supposed to be about materialism.