刚刚浪费了一天的时间通过现代科技和电子商务为我的家人寄去了圣诞礼物。对于这种例行公事般的馈赠礼物的过程,我深表不屑。从现在开始一直到春节结束,全世界特别是中国,将会掀起一股消费狂潮。似乎这样就可以表示我们有爱心、体贴,或者是慷慨。这一切是从何开始的?我能确认的是,某些礼物早在遥远的古代,就被我们的祖先用来取悦那些有权力的人或者心仪的人。不过周期性的送礼物大概是从西方的罗马人开始的。古罗马历的1 2月已是天寒地冻,人 Just a day spent sending Christmas presents to my family through modern technology and e-commerce. I am deeply dismissive of this routine of gift giving. From now until the end of the Spring Festival, the world, especially China, will set off a wave of consumer spending. It seems that we can show that we are caring, considerate, or generous. Where did all this begin? What I can affirm is that some gifts, as far back as they were in ancient times, were used by our ancestors to please those who have power or favors. However, the periodic gifts are probably from the West began the Romans. 12 months ancient Roman calendar is cold, people