Hi there everyone,

New years eve is fast approaching and this will be the first time my boyfriend and I are not together. i would love to send a pressie over there for him and his family. Does anyone have any suggestions.
I noted the last few times everyone giving each other gifts....

Thanks for your help!

hmmm buying a lamb sounds interesting....Im so sad to miss bayram there this year alsooooooooo....

But do u think that would be insulting to buy a sheep?...and how do you do that online_?thanks robyn!

there r actually quite a few companies that let u buy them..goats even..dont think it is insulting its a sacrifice festival

awwwwwww niceI know its a sacrifice....but usually my boy buys the sheep so I feel a little strange, but I guess considering Im not there this year it would be okay. ...If anyone has any objections please let me know.

Do you know exactly which companies and the site?
THANKS HEAPS xxx

Hope everyone has a baaaaaad new year (bad meaning good by the way)....Oh dear how lame, I am so bored right now

u know we have so totally gone off the point here

sooooooooo any other ideas?

perhaps aftershave would be more appropriate..or clothing..or music or a dvd..or a photo album with your pictures in..perhaps that would please him

hi u all,
3 years ago I had bought a special knitted shawl and a table that her name was written on it by handcraft to my finnish girl friend as a new year present.

best wishesss

i've never bought a present for new year..am i stingy?:-S..do people do this..:-S

i never bought a present for new years either!!! is it a tradition in some countries to do this??

man, i think i'm missing out on something here...

well at least i'm not the only stingy 1..kai :get_you

We also exchange gifts. We do that on the new year's eve, when clock rings midnight and the year is changing.

It doesn't have to do with big or expensive presents. But there is a prejudice, saying that whatever you do in the first day of the new year, the same you ll be doing for the next of the year as well. So, we give and receive presents, with the hope that similar happy moments we ll keep living whole year. (Hope dies last ha? )

I forgot to mention that I buy presents, even for people that can't be with me that day, but somehow I feel close to them. So, there is usually a big bunch of presents under my christmas tree and an empty wallet in my bag

New Year used to be the time to exchange gifts in Scotland as well. Christmas Day was a normal working day until the 1970's.

Well I remeber when we only got Christmas Day off and NEVER had New Years day off - I think the Scots started that one!! Due to hangovers??

Anyway, gift giving became our tradition in our country. But, for me, there's no need to have occasion to do these things. I for example, i used to give gifts to my family members and friends whenever i travel to make them know that i always remember them wherever i go and whatever i do. I give them things which are the specialties of the place where i had been to.. I also give myself a gift as a reward after doing things which had best results out of my own hard work