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New Year in China is the most important holiday, a time of feasting with the family, celebration, fireworks, and gift-giving.
The Chinese calendar is based on the lunar year, so the date of Chinese New Year changes every year. In 2010 this national holiday is celebrated from February 13 up to February 20 and coincides with St. Valentine’s Day. Chinese New Year lasts for 15 days (it’s an old tradition followed mainly in countryside), starting with the Lunar New Year and ending with the Lantern Festival on the night of the fifteenth day. Each day of Chinese New Year has its own significance and set of festivities that are to take place. For example, the first day is for visiting and honoring elderly family members and welcoming various Chinese gods, while on the second day time is set aside for prayer to ancestors and deities and for married daughters to visit their parents. Other days of the Chinese New Year are for staying at home, going to the market, having time with families, reunion dinners, and visiting friends.

There’s a popular tradition in China of red envelopes filled with “lucky money”. These envelopes are given to children and unmarried adults by the married couples. The red color is considered to bring good fortune, and the money is used to buy holiday treats.
In addition to red envelopes, New Year gifts in China are also exchanged between friends, relatives or business associates. Chinese people prefer practical and useful gifts over fancy [...] Continue Reading…

Even if you can’t join your friends or colleagues in a lively party, you can always make your contribution to their fun - a great snack gift basket to Helsinki, Finland.

Every year on February 14 flowers, gifts and other romantic gifts are exchanged between loved ones in most parts of the planet and it’s all in the name of St. Valentine.
Though popular all around the world (in the first place among young people), St. Valentine’s Day is celebrated in its own peculiar way in every country due to social and cultural differences (see articles Valentine’s Day Celebration Around the World #1, Valentine’s Day Celebration Around the World #2). Anyway, Valentine’s Day is always a whirl of hearts, sweets and good wishes in the form of bright, lacy, colorful cards, with loving symbols and amorous doggerel, saying: “Be my Valentine”. Boys and girls, husbands and wives, sweethearts and lovers, friends and neighbors, and even the office staff exchange greetings of affection on that day.

Actions speak louder than words and that is why people tend to gift the most valuable Valentine’s Day gifts. There’s no better time to let your loved one know how much you care or let your feelings flow to that special someone that you haven’t approached yet.
Valentine Gifts can be anything from classic flower baskets to elegant Valentine gift baskets filled with recipient’s dream items. So then, you can never drop short of ideas when it comes to Valentine Gifts.
Flowers and especially red roses, a traditional symbol of love, is a must on that day. Transcending language, flowers speak volumes about care and consideration. Heart-shaped accessories will give a valentine’s look to almost [...] Continue Reading…

Indulge the recipient with a delicious variety of fruits and treats, thoughtfully brought together in this gourmet basket to Sofia, Bulgaria.

“Dear customer support,
Happy New Year!
thank you for delivery of my order of gift basket right on time despite rush of new year time and short notice. I appreciate you and your company’s effort towards my order and wish you best of luck for rest of life.
regards
Hari Raj Acharya
Sydney Australi”

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Send this fashionable gift basket to Czech Republic to your colleague, business associate or boss and be sure they won’t wait long to express their gratitude.

This classic gift to Taipei, Taiwan beautifully packed in an elegant wooden box is perfect to send to business associates or friends.

This great gift to Baku, Azerbaijan has everything to congratulate or celebrate a special occasion!

With this huge gift basket to Tajikistan brimming with finger-licking gourmet goodies you can be sure that the recipient will enjoy the holiday to its full!

I just wanted to drop a short note & the attached for you & all at, Gift baskets overseas.
You due an amazing job & are all so very helpful.~& are truly a pleasure to deal with.~

I so look forward to using your service through 2010 each month.~

One of my great passions in life is wildlife photography.~
So I use my own Images as cards to e-mail overseas.

God Bless, you all you do fabulous work especially for the troops deployed.~

You have a great fan in me & would tell every one how fabulous you are to deal with.~

Jinni.~
A days end, another page in the book of life complete.Write your pages well, we only walk this way, but once.

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