Gift:
A gift is a voluntary act which does not require anything in return. Even though it involves possibly a social expectation of reciprocity, or a return in the form of prestige or power, a gift is meant to be free.
Selecting a gift:
There are various occasions when gifts can be exchanged. By giving a gift there is a natural tendency of people getting closer and mutual relationship becomes strong. A gift can be anything from a pen, flowers, watches, money, shoes, wedding presents, car, and much more. Depending upon the occasion and the spending capacity of the giver a gift can be selected and given.
Listed below are some of the occasions where gifts can be exchanged:
- Expression of love or friendship
- Expression of piety, in the form of charity
- Custom, on occasions (often celebrations) such as
- A birthday (the person who has his or her birthday gives cake, etc. and/or receives gifts)
- Christmas (people give each other gifts, often supposedly receiving them from Santa Claus)
- A wedding (the couple receives gifts and gives food and/or drinks at the wedding reception)
- A wedding anniversary
- A birth (the baby receives gifts, or the mother receives a gift from the father known as a push present)
- Passing an examination
- Father's Day (the father receives gifts)
- Mother's Day (the mother receives gifts)
- Exchange of gifts between a guest and a host, often a traditional practice
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