Gifts and the giving of gifts is something that goes on in everyday society without us even really putting much thought into it.

Gifts and gift giving is something that we are part of at least a few times a year, but we take part in this ritual without even thinking much about it.

Haven't you ever stopped to think about the origin of this ritual? While you may think that gift giving isn't really that big of a deal, there are is a great deal of history behind gift giving that most people don't even really think about, at least not intensively.

The term gift refers to an object given from one person to another person, with regards to increasing the amount of happiness in their life, or just decreasing the amount of sadness. This includes special days and special occasions, and just times when a person might need a lift.

The process of gift giving dates back almost as far as people do, and people have been giving gifts for a variety of reasons.

You might think you need a reason to give a gift to someone that you love, when in all actuality no reason at all is reason enough to be kind and generous to somebody you care about.

Traditionally, gifts are usually given with some kind of wrapping around them. This is for two reasons; keeping the gift a secret until the moment of opening is obviously the main reason, not to mention the most common but wrapping is also used to help make the gift more presentable and lovely on the outside, making the receiver feel happier and more excited before they even have a chance to receive and open their gift.

Traditionally, gifts have always been given for a variety of reasons. Some of the most obvious reasons for accepting or giving a gift have always been special occasions, like Christmas, birthdays, special holidays and other special days that have been designated for gift giving.

Also, gifts have also been given for no reason in the past, so don't feel bad or frivolous if you are one of those people who decide to give gifts for no reason. Again, the principal purpose behind giving a gift in the first place is to increase the level of joy in a person's heart, and what better happiness booster than receiving a gift for --seemingly-- no reason at all?

The idea behind a gift is to give a person something in friendship, for no reason or just because you feel like it. This gives you a great reason to give your mom that picture frame that made you think of her now, doesn't it?

These days gifts are given for a variety of reason's. Mother's Day, Father's Day, birthdays, child births, graduations and various promotions and awards for employees, and even a gift being given from a guest to a host, out of respect and gratitude.

There is a great deal of history behind the gifts that we give everyday out of charity, gratitude, out of the kindness of our hearts and even with a motive that most people never consider.

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