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Festivity
- Christmas Greeting Cards |
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Christmas
cards are one of the most memorable images of
the Christmas and are the best tool to convey
between people a range of sentiments related
to the Christmas. The custom of sending
Christmas greeting cards started in Britain in
1840 and the practice soon became an established
part of the build-up to Christmas by many people
(including non-Christians).
As printing technology developed, Christmas cards
were produced in large numbers during 1860. A
German printer by the name of Louis
Prang was designing and selling cards in
Roxbury, Massachusetts in 1874.
Over a billion Christmas cards are now sent every
year in the United Kingdom, many of them sold
in aid of charities. In UK this year, the British
Post Office expects to handle over 100 million
cards EACH DAY, in the three weeks before Christmas.
This year Americans will spend close to $1 billion
on the cards and another $500 million for mailing
them!
Traditionally, Christmas cards printed with religious
pictures viz. Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus, Candles,
bells, coloured balls, stars or other parts of
the Christmas story. Today, pictures are
often jokes, winter pictures, Father Christmas,
or romantic scenes of life in past times.
Now plenty of Cards are available and every body
can send free online greeting
cards, animated cards, e-cards, postcards &
e-greetings with meaningful and beautiful
quotes for friends and family on all special occasions
including Christmas.
The traditional greeting inside a Christmas card
often reads "Wishing
you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year". |
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Some Christian groups such as Jehovah's
Witnesses do not celebrate Christmas
because there is no explicit Biblical authorization
for the tradition, and so they do not exchange
Christmas cards.
However many businesses groups, from small local
businesses to multi-national enterprises send
Christmas cards to the people on their customer
lists, as a way to develop general goodwill,
retain brand awareness and reinforce social networks.
Many organizations produce special Christmas cards
as a fundraising tool.
We also can make our own Christmas cards with
little efforts. Encourage children to make cards
for their own use as any thing made by own hand
is always special, feel good and get more satisfaction.
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