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Essay On Gift Giving On Birthday

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The act of gift giving on one's birthday was first introduced in Europe, around the Scandinavian region as the religion of Paganism believed that these presents would help ward off evil spirits. As one may wish to argue that this could be false due to white colonisation and the concept of white supremacy writing history due to their pathetic and unethical victories, the fact still remains that gift-giving has been an act for centuries. As globalisation increased and the human race slowly became more open-minded to different traditions, gift giving on one's birthday became more popular. However, there are those in the world who do not appeal to this idea of having to accept these offerings on the anniversary of their birth, i.e - alina kang. Our world is in a constant cycle of consumerism with many countries in debt. The systematic ideologies that govern our lives, also adds to child labour and sweatshop factories in developing countries. Again, these ‘developing …show more content…

Even more so, money is flushed down the drain on birthdays when turning 16, 18 and/or 21 as they are perceived as milestones. ‘Milestones’, however, are societal constructs created by those in power to once again, help function the idea of a consumerist world. Nearly everything is socially constructed. The words you're reading right now don't necessarily mean anything. It only holds value because we give it value. This applies to the idea of giving presents on birthdays as well. Of course, through an objective perspective it doesn't hold meaning. But through a subjective understanding, wouldn't life be viewed as more enthralling, more whimsical and more intriguing if we held the same feelings on ‘birthdays’ as any other day? Sharing gifts with one another on a typical day would be the main goal here. It's perceived as more genuine and kind in my

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