gift

social custom
Also known as: present

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Christmas traditions

  • Giotto: The Nativity
    In Christmas: Contemporary customs in the West

    …century the practice of giving gifts to family members became well established. Theologically, the feast day reminded Christians of God’s gift of Jesus to humankind even as the coming of the Wise Men, or Magi, to Bethlehem suggested that Christmas was somehow related to giving gifts. The practice of giving…

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