As you select you’re christening gift it is worth considering how gift giving has been used for thousands of years to mark special occasions and rites of passage.
In pre-Christian Europe, the importance of birth, marriage, coming of age and the changing seasons were all given added emphasis by gift giving, presents and celebrations.
As a young expanding religion, Christianity adopted many pagan customs – a policy that allowed it to be more easily adopted by local populations.
Similarly the tokens and gifts presented to the newborn child in the pagan world were soon superseded by the Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh given by the Magi in the Christmas story. So, when you are told that the giving of presents to the new born child follows on from the actions of the Three Wise Men, you can justifiably point out that the custom dates back a lot further.
In the same way that presents were given in the past to married couples to set them up with both money and materials for their new life together, so christening gifts and baptism presents were initially small items of monetary or material value that could be kept as an initial investment for the child’s future. The silver sixpence or the lucky sovereign could be the start of a nest-egg to help the child gain independence in later life.
This is a question that is asked many times. What does make a good christening gift?
It’s quite a hard question really, some would say something traditional or maybe something religious, perhaps something silver or you could simply give money. The only problem with money is it looks like you have made no effort or but any though in to it
You could change that perception by giving money with a difference. You could purchase a premium bond but these come in denominations of £100.
You could give a money box with money inside or as a more modern take on the money box, as a christening git is a turumundi money pot where the tradition is to save for something special. Once the money goes in the only way to get it out is to break the pot stopping the receiver from just borrowing from the money box, thus helping them save for something special
If you are looking for a boys christening gift you could give a money clip with some money in it and you can even personalise it by having it engraved which would be a very thoughtful christening gift.
If none of the above suit you could purchase a money cracker. This looks like a cracker some are made of silver which is a traditional christening gift material it’s a capsule in which you place the money. Making it an ideal and thoughtful way of giving money.
The other gift is to purchase the latest coins in way of a gift pack from the royal mint this christening gift is a new take on the silver coin that used to be given as tradional christening gift dating back to
The very beginning of christening gifts.
After looking at this if money as a christening gift isn’t for you please take a look at our site with many different christening gifts to look at ranging from a tradional silver or pewter christening gift
To china or to a st Christopher or something a little bit more personalised please take a look through our christening site and let us though what you think and if you have a questions comment or suggestions please do email us
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How to store a Christening gown.
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Your baby is going to have a special day, and you are excited ! Some churches celebrate infant baptism, others call it a Christening. Either way, it is an outstanding event in your child’s life, one you will want to remember.You have purchased a beautiful gown that you hope may be handed down from generation to generation. How well it survives will depend at least partly on how it is stored. |
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