A gift is "something given voluntarily without payment in return, as to show favor toward someone, honor an occasion, or make a gesture of assistance; present." [Dictionary.com] Therefore the term "gift exchange" is an oxymoron; how can we call something a gift when we are returning the other person something to substitute what we have given?Just as God gave us His only Son without expecting us to be able to repay Him for this precious gift of His, we too should give without expecting others to return what we gave. For if we expect others to return what we gave, it would not be called "gift giving" (and definitely not "gift exchange") but just plain "barter".
For us Catholics Christmastide or the Twelve Days of Christmas begins from the Feast of St. Stephen the Martyr; i.e. 26th December up till the Baptism of our Lord; i.e. 7th January. [For more information CLICK HERE and HERE]
So have a pleasant time giving gifts throughout this blessed season! :D
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