The History And Wonders Of Giving Gift Baskets
Gift baskets are an amazing phenomenon. Why bother with one gift? Enjoy a entire basket full of them. Whether you are giving or on the receiving end, gift baskets are ideal Christmas gift. Understanding how gift baskets came to be is a fascinating history.
How Gift Baskets Came to Be
Like much of Christmas tradition and history, giving gift baskets got its start in ancient times. And – like much of Christmas tradition and history – some of it is shrouded in mystery and intrigue. Nonetheless, the following historical tidbits may have given rise to the modern phenomenon of gift baskets.
-Baby Moses and the basket. Thousands of years ago, in ancient Egypt, a Hebrew baby named Moses was born. As the story goes, he was placed into a waterproof reed basket and carefully placed in the Nile River to escape the baby massacre instigated by the vengeful Egyptian ruler who was bent on limiting the population explosion of his resident Hebrew slave population. The gift of this baby-in-a-basket ended up arriving Pharaoh’s daughter Nile bath time. She ended up raising the baby Moses, delivered to her in a basket.
-The apostle Paul and the basket. The famous biblical figure Paul also escaped impending danger by means of a basket. Friends, knowing of the murderous intent of Paul’s foes that were lurking in the city gates, lowered their friend over the walls of the city in a man-sized basket. Paul escaped, and gifted the Grecian world with the news of the Christian faith.
-The pagan goddess Eostre and her basket. The Saxon goddess, Eostre is the namesake for the Christian holiday of Easter. According to legend, Eostre carried plants and eggs in a special basket, which she then gifted to the other
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