Christmas Cards

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The tradition of sending Christmas started back in 1843 in England, when a nobleman was too busy to send notes to his family and friends to wish them Merry Christmas so he hired a local artist to paint some ready-made cards to send out to them. 

Now almost everything has gone digital and everyone sends texts,emails and uses social media to send wishes. In this post, I am sharing a few reasons why it's nice to send Christmas cards. 

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Personal Greeting 
Sending out a Christmas card is a more personal way of greeting everyone you care for and it implies a deep love that can't be expressed online.With texts and social media posts, you can wish happy holiday to many people at once, but they are impersonal and some people love to receive a card in the mail. They appreciate that you took the time to sit down and actually write a message to them. 


Update a family photo
Some people design their own card with a family photo on the  front. Families are constantly growing and you can use  this opportunity to take some new portraits for yourself and to send out to your family  and friends who you may not get to see during Christmas.Grandparents, uncles, aunts cousins and friends love  to see new photos of your beautiful family, how much your children have grown, and new additions such as partners and babies. 

Gratitude
Writing and sending out a Christmas card will remind you of the family and friends you have been blessed  with and how thankful you can be everyday for the amazing people in your life. 


Family Bonding 
Your family can spend quality time and work together on creating and sending out Christmas cards. Turn on the best Christmas music, get some treats snack on and start. Make an assembly line where each person has a task such as stuffing an envelope with the card,sealing it and write the names and/or addresses. 




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