French Gifts by Mediterranean Interiors

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A gift or a present is an item given to someone without the expectation of payment or anything in return. An item is not a gift if that item is already owned by the one to whom it is given. Although gift-giving might involve an expectation of reciprocity, a gift is meant to be free. In many countries, the act of mutually exchanging money, goods, etc. may sustain social relations and contribute to social cohesion. Economists have elaborated the economics of gift-giving into the notion of a gift economy. By extension the term gift can refer to any item or act of service that makes the other happier or less sad, especially as a favor, including forgiveness and kindness. Gifts are also first and foremost presented on occasions such as birthdays and holidays.

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Article Title : Gift
Article Snippet :Gifts Congratulations Gifts Engagement Gifts Housewarming party Gifts Women's day Gifts Valentine's Day Promotional gifts vary from the normal gifts.
Article Title : The Gift
Article Snippet :The Gift, a 2007 novel by Richard Paul Evans Le Cadeau (French, "The Gift"), a French and Italian comedy film The Gifts, a 1970 documentary The Gift (1979
Article Title : Merci Train
Article Snippet :The French Gratitude Train (French: Train de la Reconnaissance française), commonly referred to as the Merci Train, were 49 World War I era "forty and
Article Title : Gift economy
Article Snippet :norms and customs govern giving a gift in a gift culture; although there is some expectation of reciprocity, gifts are not given in an explicit exchange
Article Title : Fairy Gifts
Article Snippet :Fairy Gifts (in French : Les Dons) is a French literary fairy tale, by the Comte de Caylus (1692–1765). Andrew Lang included it in his The Green Fairy
Article Title : Christmas gift
Article Snippet :The practice of giving gifts during Christmastide, according to Christian tradition, is symbolic of the presentation of the gifts by the Three Wise Men
Article Title : The Gift of the Magi
Article Snippet :of buying secret Christmas gifts for each other with very little money. As a sentimental story with a moral lesson about gift-giving, it has been popular
Article Title : The Gift (essay)
Article Snippet :The Gift: Forms and Functions of Exchange in Archaic Societies (French: Essai sur le don: forme et raison de l'échange dans les sociétés archaïques) is
Article Title : Gift wrapping
Article Snippet :Southern Song dynasty, monetary gifts were wrapped with paper, forming an envelope known as a chih pao. The wrapped gifts were distributed by the Chinese
Article Title : A Gift & a Curse
Article Snippet :be – Gunna – A Gift & a Curse" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 25, 2023. "Ultratop.be – Gunna – A Gift & a Curse" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved

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