The age of technology and information is preferably the best one would wish to live in. There are plenty that comes with this age if not surprises. Today, we are bombarded with a plethora of information on things we have little or no control over. Magnificent developments are transforming the way we interact with others, communicate and live our lives. During festive seasons, we always think about how best we can reach out to our loved ones and wish them well. We always rush to gift shops to buy Christmas greeting cards to send to those whom we care about. For those who are lucky to have been born on the 25th of December, the number of gifts sent is overwhelming. It is both Christmas time and birthday celebrations to such pole.
The idea of sending greeting cards has a long standing history tracing its origin to ancient China and Egypt. At the onset of New Year Chinese had to send special .In Egypt, the greetings were scribbled on Papyrus reeds and send through a messenger to the intended recipient. In Germany, the sending of greeting cards dates back to as early as 1400. It is worth noting that at this time, there were not proper and advanced means of sending cards as it is today.
When it comes to Christmas greeting cards, once tracing their history would have to date back to the early days of Great Britain from as early as 1843. At this time, boys were trained on writing and this was later developed into writing special greetings for parents.
Another interesting fact about the Greeting card can be traced to the USA during which it developed out of lithography business that was being run by a German immigrant Louis Prang in the year 1856. In later years, millions of cards were being produced even by the white house to wish citizens a happy new year. Over time, the words ‘Merry Christmas’ became a common feature on these cards. As it stands today, we can only say much has developed and huge transformations continue to take place with the emerging technologies.
The idea of sending greeting cards has a long standing history tracing its origin to ancient China and Egypt. At the onset of New Year Chinese had to send special .In Egypt, the greetings were scribbled on Papyrus reeds and send through a messenger to the intended recipient. In Germany, the sending of greeting cards dates back to as early as 1400. It is worth noting that at this time, there were not proper and advanced means of sending cards as it is today.
When it comes to Christmas greeting cards, once tracing their history would have to date back to the early days of Great Britain from as early as 1843. At this time, boys were trained on writing and this was later developed into writing special greetings for parents.
Another interesting fact about the Greeting card can be traced to the USA during which it developed out of lithography business that was being run by a German immigrant Louis Prang in the year 1856. In later years, millions of cards were being produced even by the white house to wish citizens a happy new year. Over time, the words ‘Merry Christmas’ became a common feature on these cards. As it stands today, we can only say much has developed and huge transformations continue to take place with the emerging technologies.