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How did gift giving on Christmas start?

Asked by bmhit1991 (246points) January 3rd, 2009 from iPhone

People are selfish. People give gifts every year because they always have, but how did it start? I mean, a few families exchanging gifts or even a single church could start a tradition this big…. So how’d it start. I’m not saying I don’t want to give gifts, or that I’m a scrouge, but I can’t fathom how it started. (and don’t tell me Jesus. He got gold frankencense (sp) and myrr (sp). But that didn’t make people choose unanimously to give gifts to each other)

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