IMPORTANCE AND KINDS OF GIFTS IN INDIAN CULTURE
Basically, In India there is a tradition or you can say a culture when we visit someone’s house we should take some gifts with us whether its in the form of food items, sweets or some specialized gifts as it enhances our respect and it shows our ethics towards our culture and even in a sweet form, We can say as to receive blessings from our elders or our seniors. It’s our tradition and beliefs that we should not be barehanded when visiting someone or a relative’s house.
India’s innumerable festivals, traditions and diverse cultures form the perfect occasion for mutually exchanging gifts. People exchange gifts on festivals and events like Diwali, New Year, Holi, Ganesh Chaturthi, Eid, Father’s day, Mother’s day, Valentine’s day and Dussera.
Exchanging is not limited to social events alone. It is also popular in corporate and business circles to promote the company and increase brand awareness. Corporate gift Items like pen holders, diaries, calendars, folders, mugs and other exquisite objects make an ideal gift for the modern business person.
When someone hears about receiving it or the children of our house some of our relatives gonna visit they must think they will receive a lot of gifts as a token of love and blessings too. In India , The most popular kind of gifts was sweets because its always said that sweets enhances the bitterness of the relations.
KINDS OF INDIAN GIFTS
Appropriate Gifts:
- Candy or sweets
- Fruit
- Items symbolic of your home
- kitchen essentials/items
- Quality wine, whisky, or other alcoholic beverages (as long as you are sure that your host drinks alcohol)
- Flowers (with the exclusion of frangipani, which are for funerals)
- Toys for children
- CLOCKS
- SILVER AND GOLD
- Women perfume, Men of the household
- Gifts wrapped in colours that are considered auspicious such as green, red or yellow.
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