A very good friend will immigrate to New Zealand after the Chinese New Year. What is the best gift I should give her?

Ritual is a common social phenomenon, which exists in all periods and regions of human society. An ideal gift can express some special wishes and send some special information to the giver and receiver. A gift is a declaration, which not only declares your relationship with the recipient: an ordinary friend, a friendly relative, a grateful boss or an enthusiastic admirer. It also reflects what kind of image you want to establish in the eyes of others, a person who can appreciate others, a person with elegant taste, or a person who knows how to end a relationship with a smile. More importantly, it is also a declaration to the recipient: his loyalty has been recognized by you, his perseverance is commendable, his leadership is crucial to this department, his health is worrying, and he regards doing business as a pleasure. In short, he deserves thanks.

Gift-giving, in the traditional sense, is to give something in kind and pay more attention to what you like. No matter what the purpose of your gift is, you should always give the other person something you like, but in the process of giving gifts, you should pay attention to expressing the central idea that courtesy is light and affection is heavy. With the development of society, the gifts given by gifts have gradually changed, and new gifts such as education and health are constantly displayed, which fully reflects the diversity of social needs now. Great changes have taken place in the form of giving gifts. Gift cards are widely used. Gift cards make up for some disadvantages of traditional gift giving, such as the embarrassment of giving money directly. Gift cards give the giver enough free choice and free consumption space, which is quite popular at present. Well-known gift cards in Beijing include Lian Xin Card, Zihexin Shang Tong Card, Accor Card and Forkaka. You can also send some products with local characteristics, so that you can express your special wishes. For example, Wuhu Iron Painting in Wuhu, Anhui Province, and a welcoming pine iron painting in the Great Hall of the People. China also gave Wuhu Iron Painting to neighboring countries as a courtesy, so it is a good choice to give Wuhu Iron Painting to people with status.

Sending is an important means in interpersonal communication. Successful gift-giving can properly express one's friendliness, respect or other special feelings to the donee, thus leaving a deep impression on the donee. And how to return is also learned. She embodies your self-cultivation, friendliness and respect.

Everyone gives and receives gifts, regardless of whether the gift is voluntary or not, each gift must be selected before it can be given. Because the gift is an extension of your personality, the other person can measure your interest, even your wisdom and talent. What to send and how to send it will leave an important and lasting impression on people. The same is true of how the other party accepts it.

Whether we admit it or not, gifts are meaningful to both parties and play an important role in our lives. Our desire for gifts is also our desire for recognition, love, understanding and love. Our behavior of giving and receiving gifts involves many aspects of life. Through gifts, we can inspire others, educate others, gain control and compensation, show knowledge and cultivation, express friendliness and love, and expand personal influence.

In short, gift-giving has become an indispensable social form for each of us to live and integrate into society.

Not only that, but also a kind of care for others.

The origin of gift giving

People giving gifts to each other is an indispensable communication content in human social life. China people always advocate reciprocity. "Book of Rites Quli Shang" said: "Courtesy is reciprocal, going without coming, indecent assault, coming without going, indecent assault."

Gifts are produced and developed together with a series of other etiquette activities. As we know, this ceremony originated from ancient sacrificial activities. When offering sacrifices, people not only show reverence and awe to God with standardized actions and pious attitude, but also offer their most precious and respectful objects (i.e. sacrifices) to God.

Perhaps from then on, in the sense of ceremony, there began to be material composition and performance. Instant rituals can take the form of things. Regarding the concept of gifts, some people say that it originated from the "tribute" produced by the merger of tribes in ancient wars, that is, food, slaves and so on sent by conquered peoples on a regular basis. Show obedience to the conquered and beg for their asylum.

In the history books, there have been records of wars caused by untimely or thoughtless gifts. For example, during the Spring and Autumn Period, the State of Chu failed to send a cart of thatch to the Emperor of Zhou on time, which triggered a large-scale war against the State of Chu in the Central Plains. Others believe that the original gift is a commodity, and the original "reciprocity" is essentially a product exchange in the form of gift rewards.

Gift-giving skills

1. Know the taste of others.

2. Not including motivation. We should try to avoid some innuendo and meaningful gifts.

3. The new is always good. Because no one likes to accept second-hand goods.

4. Don't buy "useful" gifts. This advice is especially applicable to men who only know how to buy household items for women they like. Practical gifts not only have no imagination, but also have no brains. You should remember that you are giving a gift to a person, not to this family.

Whether your gift is 3 yuan or 300 yuan, tear off the price tag first. Sending a clearly marked gift seems to remind the other party how much my gift cost. Are you expecting a return? Or do you want to do business with equal exchange and value for money? It is usually considered impolite to put a price tag on a gift. For you who want to express your thoughts, this is also unwise.

6. Choose the packaging carefully. Gift giving is different from personal use. Good content is important, and good form adds luster. The principle of giving gifts is to choose beautiful packaging as much as possible.

7. Relatively speaking, it is always simple to give a woman a gift. There are many odds and ends in a woman's life, which are good choices for you to give gifts. Women's natural daughters, wives and mothers can be greatly catered to in giving gifts.

However, it is unwise to give women clothes. Don't say that there are so many colors and styles that it is hard to figure out. The key obstacle is figure-losing weight is troublesome, but gaining weight also bothers her: am I that fat?

9. Seize the gift-giving opportunity. There are many opportunities for giving gifts. We can only give one person a birthday present once a year, but nothing can stop us from giving "non-birthday" gifts at other times. For a long time, non-birthday gifts have been responsible for enhancing feelings, soothing broken hearts and repairing broken friendships.

10. I like your gift. If you don't even like gifts, you shouldn't let others accept them.

1 1. Make a new meaning. If you want to give a gift to someone who is not interested in anything or wants nothing, it is really the most troublesome thing. You might as well use your head and invite him (her) to give a very attractive performance.

12. Choose a practical gift according to the recipient's occupation.

13. Measure the reasonable price. This gift is disrespectful, because it is too cheap. In fact, the value of a gift should be measured by the relationship between you and the recipient to avoid embarrassment.

14. Personalized gifts. Homemade gifts are unique in the world. It will express your thoughts.

15. It is said that ties and belts are not suitable for men unless you are close to him. Because these things are bound to each other. By analogy, it seems inappropriate to give a woman a necklace, let alone a ring.

16. Gifts should be between practical and impractical. For an elegant person, a book may be better than anything, but there are fewer and fewer elegant people. However, gifts are gifts after all and should not be practical.

17. Avoid sending fresh goods. Even if you give gifts to housewives who love to cook, it is best not to give chickens, ducks, fish and vegetables. Not to mention the difficulty of preservation, its characteristics of making it into a gift and eating it when imported will greatly reduce its significance as a gift. By the way, you should pay attention to the shelf life when sending nutrients, food and cosmetics, otherwise it will be embarrassing.