Saturnalia and gift exchange
According to scientists, this holiday was celebrated noisily and on a grand scale. During its celebration, people exchanged pottery figurines.
According to scholars, Saturnalia was a bustling week that also included the exchange of sigillaria figurines, described as symbols of human sacrifice that were once practiced as part of ancient pagan festivals.
This tradition eventually became one of the many customs adopted by Christianity, in addition to the ceremonial lighting of candles, the singing of Christmas songs and the celebration of the holiday.
Cool and unusual gift ideas
It can be very difficult to choose a gift for someone who has everything they need. In such a situation, unusual, creative or funny gifts will help out. There are a lot of them, but the most popular are:
- Fortune Teller Ball. This is an interesting souvenir that will help you have fun while finding answers to all your questions. Perhaps one day it will help you make a really important decision.
- Original alarm clock. For a person who does not like early awakenings, such a gadget is simply necessary. It may run away, fly away, or make various unusual sounds. The main thing is that it will help even the most notorious sleeper wake up.
- Funny slippers. It is better to buy them in handmade stores. Before the New Year, you can easily find slippers in the form of Santa Clauses, red boots, bulls, images of Christmas trees and deer, with snowmen and snowflakes.
- Snow blaster. A great gift for children, a young active family or a group of friends. This toy will make your winter holiday unforgettable. You can play war games or shoot snowballs at targets.
- "Adult" board games. Alcoholic checkers or chess, roulette or poker will be a good gift for a group of friends. They will allow you to diversify your parties and make them more exciting.
- Fortune cookies. This is good entertainment for a New Year's party. Those present will be treated to cookies and receive interesting predictions for the next year.
- Interactive toy. Such a gift will delight not only children, but also adults. She can repeat different phrases after you in a funny voice and will definitely entertain your guests.
An excellent option for an original gift for the New Year 2021 is an adventure. It must be chosen taking into account the age, interests and health status of the recipient. Many extreme adventures are only suitable for the young and healthy. But if you try, you can find a great option for everyone, for example:
- A man will enjoy shooting from different types of weapons, flying in a wind tunnel or jumping from a height, riding on different types of transport, for example, on a tank, ATV or helicopter.
- A woman can be given a certificate for an unusual massage, for example, with chocolate, a photo shoot or a hot air balloon flight, weather permitting. Also, most ladies will enjoy visiting an exciting master class.
- If you need to find something suitable for two, pay attention to various tastings, a couples massage or spa treatment, a laser tag battle, or sleigh rides.
- Children will enjoy chocolate tasting, relaxing at the karting track, horse riding, visiting the water park or excursions to the confectionery factory.
Funny New Year's gifts are also very good. A person with a good sense of humor will definitely enjoy:
- A funny cartoon portrait painted by an artist from photography;
- A set of unusual ice molds, for example in the form of skulls or vampire jaws.
- Sweets in fun packaging, for example, in the form of a medicine bottle or a book “Gone with Jam”;
- Anti-stress toy. You can beat and crush it, getting rid of unnecessary nervous tension.
Don't forget that cool gifts should never be offensive. You can’t joke about a person’s problems, flaws in appearance, etc.
Who gives gifts?
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What to give to children
The easiest and most interesting question, because they are just growing up and have not yet decided what they like, so you can find out in every possible way what they like by giving gifts.
- You can give your child good books
with colorful and kind drawings. You need to learn to read from a young age. - a bicycle
or
scooter
would be a great gift , because sports are very important for children. They must always be on the move. - Interesting board games
like Monopoly will develop a child's thinking from adolescence.
Balls, tennis rackets, dolls, soft toys and much more are suitable for both boys and girls.
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Feast of the Three Kings
In Spain, the tradition of giving gifts originates from the Feast of the Three Kings. Children write letters to them with wishes, just like Russian children write to Santa Claus. On the night of January 6, the Three Kings arrive and hand out candy to the kids. The day before, children leave their shoes near the window to see them filled with sweets in the morning. If the child has not behaved very well, then the gift may contain a piece of coal.
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DIY New Year's gift ideas
Things made with your own hands are always valued higher than factory ones. They retain a piece of the creator’s warmth and will always remind you of the giver. But it’s worth doing something complex on your own only if you are a true professional and confident in the result. If it’s difficult to call you a master, look for a simple master class that anyone can do, or rely on originality rather than skill.
The best ideas for simple DIY gifts for the New Year 2021:
- New Year's composition. To create it you will need a few fir branches, a candle, tinsel, pine cones and silver paint. You can also add sweets.
- Christmas decorations. There are a huge number of master classes that will help you make stylish decorations from paper and fabric, old disks and light bulbs, threads and buttons, pine cones and papier-mâché. Even children can create such gifts.
- Frame. You can make it from cardboard or plywood, decorating it with sparkles, shells, coffee beans, coins, etc.
- Bull potholder. It can be easily sewn from multi-colored scraps and decorated with buttons.
- Fridge magnet. It can be made from polymer clay or salt dough and painted with acrylic paints.
- Postcard using scrapbooking, quilling or even decoupage techniques.
Any gifts must be given with the best wishes. It would be good if each recipient managed to come up with a small congratulation poem or a few pleasant lines in prose.
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The magic of Christmas
There is something special about the anticipation and hope of children before Christmas. It is very difficult for kids to resist opening the package of gifts that are waiting in the wings under the tree. Adults, in turn, remember their childhood and Christmas with warm nostalgia.
The reasons for the emergence of gift-giving traditions are varied. This wonderful custom has made the Christmas season full of surprises and joy. This tradition goes back a long way and reminds people of the magical birth of Jesus Christ and the Three Wise Men.
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Gifts for the New Year: tips and signs
There are only two weeks left before the holiday, and choosing gifts is not an easy task. Naturally, you want to choose something original and at the same time useful and pleasant. Therefore, it is better to start choosing gifts now.
The main thing to remember is that a well-thought-out gift, bought with love, will bring real New Year's joy to your loved one.
New Year is always associated with magic, so in order to make a person happy, you need to buy what he dreams of. This will be the best surprise, because New Year's Eve is the ideal time to make your wishes come true.
What to gift
2017 is the year of the Fire Rooster, the brightest and most sophisticated sign in the horoscope, so souvenirs in the shape or with a design of a cockerel will become a universal gift for people of different ages and status.
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Remember that New Year's gifts should be dominated by fiery shades - red, yellow, orange, golden. For this reason, gold jewelry, bright jewelry, and multi-colored home decor items will be especially popular gifts on New Year's Eve.
The design of gift packaging should correspond to the festive night. If the gift turned out to be not as bright as expected in the year of the Fire Rooster, choose suitable packaging. The wrapper with bright designs and patterns, ribbons and a large bow will appeal to both adults and children.
For children
New Year for children is, first of all, long-awaited gifts piled under the Christmas tree. Kids believe that Santa Claus brings them, and teenagers already know that this is the work of loving parents. But everyone, without exception, wants to receive that gift they have been dreaming about all year.
For preschoolers, boys and girls, you can buy educational educational toys: puzzles, puzzles, construction sets, mosaics, and, of course, books with colorful pictures.
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Children can be delighted with a construction set
For the New Year, you can give a little girl a doll house and sets for playing hairdresser, salesman or doctor. A crib or stroller for your favorite dolls will please you. A children's bicycle or scooter will also bring joy.
A large soft toy will delight a girl at any age. A good gift would be good-quality wooden furniture for a doll's interior, porcelain dishes for a toy tea party, or a set of household appliances for a playhouse. For a girl who loves to do her family's hair, you can give her a child's mannequin for creating hairstyles and makeup for the New Year.
Young ladies really want to be beautiful, so to help them with this, you can give them a set of children's cosmetics, a fashionable handbag or an original umbrella.
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Boys of any age are happy with toy cars
You can give teenagers a stylish MP3 player, cool headphones, a beautiful and comfortable table for a laptop, a hair dryer or hair styling device, perfume, a set of eye shadow, mascara or lipstick. A girl will be pleased with jewelry, costume jewelry or a youth wristwatch.
For a preschool boy, you can give a racing car or motorcycle, a water pistol, a toy machine gun, an electric railroad, puzzles with favorite cartoon characters, a board game, binoculars, a spyglass, and so on.
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Schoolchildren, depending on their age, will enjoy a radio-controlled plane, helicopter, boat or car, construction set, electronic watch, smartphone, digital camera, photo printer or game console.
Boys will be happy to have sports equipment if their interests include sports. For fans of computer games, a new gaming keyboard or gaming mouse will suit your needs.
Parents
New Year's gifts for parents can be made jointly or individually. It is important that the gift is practical, useful and reminds them that you care.
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A warm robe or blanket, small household appliances, and bed linen are suitable for everyone. You can also give your mother cosmetics, a bag, jewelry, kitchen accessories or a set. Dad will be happy with a set of tools, a book, a wallet, a warm scarf or a CD with his favorite songs.
A gift is not only a memorable present, but also an experience. Parents can buy a ticket to the theater, opera or concert. A good gift would be an expensive perfume or a certificate for your favorite hobby.
To a woman
On New Year's Eve, you can please your beloved woman with a romantic mini-vacation, a certificate for a trip to the SPA salon or your favorite store, and, of course, jewelry. You definitely won't get into trouble when choosing the latter - what woman doesn't love jewelry. But it doesn’t hurt to be careful here.
When choosing a gift, you should keep in mind that rings can only be given to potential brides and legal wives, and girlfriends and mistresses with whom you are not planning a serious relationship should buy any other jewelry.
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Cosmetics, perfumes, a bag, a cosmetic bag, a key holder, a business card holder, a wallet, an umbrella, a manicure set, a scarf and so on are also suitable as gifts. The choice is great, but only if you know her preferences, otherwise your gift will gather dust on the top shelf of the pantry.
There is time to think and make an interesting choice, just do not give kitchen utensils or other household items that will remind you of routine everyday life.
Of course, not everything in life is valued with money. The cost of a gift is not the most important factor for women. Sometimes even the cheapest trinket, given with love, turns out to be more expensive than diamonds and gold.
To a man
Adult “boys” have not believed in Santa Claus for a long time, but at the same time they dream of receiving a useful and pleasant gift for the New Year. In order not to make a mistake with your choice, you need to study your tastes and preferences.
Your beloved man, with whom you are in a romantic relationship, needs to be given something that will constantly remind you of the giver, thereby creating the effect of your presence.
You can simplify the task and give your spouse or lover another shirt, sweater, bathrobe, shaving machine or set of shower gels, but it’s better to put in a little effort and come up with something original.
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You can give your loved one underwear, socks and T-shirts. But not a couple, but gift suitcases with a year's supply of these necessary things. Men themselves find such a gift attractive.
A nice gift would be special glasses that help preserve vision for someone who spends a lot of time at the computer or USB cards made in a strict business style.
If a man spends part of his life driving a car, then an excellent gift for him would be a silver keychain or a functional keychain that can measure tire pressure or defrost locks. Show him care by purchasing a massage cape or an orthopedic pillow for the car seat as a gift.
Signs
When choosing gifts, do not forget that some people are superstitious and believe in omens, according to which some gifts may be considered unfavorable.
There are several things that cannot be given as gifts, as they carry negative energy. People include a mirror, wallet, dishes, handkerchief, pearls, books, knives, scissors and other sharp objects as dangerous gifts.
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Gifts with an edge doom all the inhabitants of the house to failure. As you know, a large amount of negative energy is concentrated on sharp objects.
According to superstitions, empty dishes should not be given as a gift - this can attract lack of money. But if you put something in it, for example, a coin, then such a gift, on the contrary, will turn out to be happy.
You should not choose a watch as a gift for your beloved or lover. This is a symbol of separations, and long ones. In the old days, watches were left behind when parting, sometimes for life. Leaving your watch at home when leaving for another place was interpreted as an unwillingness to return.
Books should not be given to a married couple. It is believed that a book given as a gift can provoke betrayal.
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A wallet should not be given or accepted as a gift. You may lose your money luck. If you put money in your wallet, then, on the contrary, it will attract wealth.
Pearls, according to superstitions and ancient legends, symbolize the tears of inconsolable widows and orphans. Such a gift attracts illness, tears and loss.
Superstitious older people should not give candles, towels, slippers or watches. If they believe in omens, they will regard the gift as a hint of their passing away in the coming year.
A handkerchief symbolizes worries and sorrows.
When choosing a gift, remember that it must be from a pure heart. Only then will he be welcome. And do not forget that the negative effect of a dangerous gift can be avoided if you give the giver a coin in return.
The material was prepared on the basis of open sources.