It’s a Wrap!!

It’s beginning to feel like Christmas!  Shopping is finished! And now it’s time wrap all those gifts

Here we go……

 

Scissors, tape, pens are ready

Gift tags lay near by

Must have ribbon—yards and yards of ribbon

Gift paper

Gift bags just in case

All laid out 

ready, set, go!!

But! Why do we wrap gifts? 

What’s the history behind gift wrapping? 

Wrapping gifts date back to the 1600s in Japan with Furoshiki, a traditional wrapping cloth. In the west, using paper as a covering for gifts has been a longstanding, if largely luxury-oriented, practice. Upper-class Victorians regularly used elaborately decorated paper, along with ribbons and lace to conceal gifts. —okay, that’s the history

Gift wrapping serves as a garnish to your already wonderful gift. It adds an element of surprise to your present and makes the receiver feel even more special. With just a little more effort from your side, your present will be superior to every other present they will possibly be receiving. That’s one reason! 

Many ancient cultures celebrated various holidays that involved the giving of gifts. The desire to hide the identity of a gift until just the right moment led people to wrap gifts long, long ago. Historians believe wrapping gifts in paper probably started not long after paper was invented thousands of years ago.

Definitely! A Wrap!!