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Christmas is the time when companies rake in the moolah by the cartload. That's because it is not just the season for good cheer but also the time to exchange gifts with loved ones. But just when did this custom originate?

Gift giving pre-dates Christianity by centuries!

Giving gifts to friends and family did not start with Christmas. It goes back at least 200 years, before the advent of Christianity. The ancient Roman midwinter festival of Saturnalia, in honour of Saturn - their god of harvest - had one significant feature. The custom of giving gifts to one another.

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According to the Bible, the Three Wise Men from the East, or the Magi, came to visit the baby Jesus armed with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. These were not randomly selected presents and each held a special significance. The gold signified that it was a gift for a king; frankincense was for the priest, while myrrh was a burial ointment. It was perhaps this first act of giving gifts that set the tradition for the coming generations of believers. God had given mankind His gift in the form of Jesus Christ and the Three Magi, in turn, had honoured the infant Jesus with these prophetic gifts.