My Definition:: A voluntary person to give presents such as .chocolates, flowers, clothes, toys from one individual to another without wanting anything in return.
Definition:In the social sciences, a gift economy (or gift culture) is a society where valuable goods and services are regularly given without any explicit agreement for immediate or future rewards.
Marcel Mauss (1925), The Gift: The Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies.
When you give a gift, what are the usual reasons why people give gifts to someone? Sometimes, gift are given as an expression such as of love or friendship, as an expression of gratitude for a gift received or of something else, expression of piety, in the form of charity, as an express of solidarity in the form of mutual aid, and many more.
Why do people give gifts?
* A Birthday where the person who has his or her birthday gives cake, etc. and/or receives gifts
* Christmas where people give each other gifts, often supposedly receiving them from Santa Claus
* Saint Nicholas Day where people give each other gifts, often supposedly receiving them from Saint Nicholas (other than Christmas, Saint Nicholas Day is celebrated mostly in European countries.
* A wedding, where the couple receives gifts and gives food and/or drinks at the wedding reception
* A wedding anniversary where couples celebrate their wedding anniversary by giving gifts with each other. Gifts may vary between cakes and material gifts.
* On funerals where the visitors bring flowers
, the relatives of the deceased give food and/or drinks after the ceremonial part
* To celebrate a birth where the baby receives gifts, or the mother receives a gift from the father known as a push present
* Father's and Mother's day where parents would receive gifts from their children
* Exchange of gifts between a guest and a host, often a traditional practice
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Gift giving is a nice thought as it expresses people's feelings for one another. I personally think making gifts is a nice way as you spend your own time and is not manufactured. Also customised gifts are nice for example last Christmas i got a personalised robe it was very nice.
How much are you spending on Christmas?
Young people say they're spending more money on Christmas than last year, despite the recession - are you?
Newsbeat's survey of almost 500 people from 16-34 found that on average they are planning to spend 11% more on presents than last year.
Fifty-two per cent of them reckon they will spend less than £150 and 10% think they'll shell out more than £450.
Danielle Parsons said she'll probably spend about £800 and added: "Everyone's going out and buying presents, I think it makes them feel happy."
How much are you planning to shell out on gifts? Is it more than last year? Why do you think young people are spending more this year?
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Published: Monday, 14 December, 2009, 10:07 GMT 10:07 UK
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