Birthdays mark ceremonial passages of time and are observed around the world in innumerable ways. Celebrating that exclusive day in someone's life, birthdays help break humdrum routines and invigorate relationships like nothing else can. It all revolves around your culture, religious beliefs, prevailing social customs and circumstance.
Birthday gifts are dictated by the age of the recipient, the milestone that has been reached, the relationship you share, the recipient's temperament, hobbies, interests and whether you are personally present to celebrate or extend your greetings from afar.
Gift ideas can be fine tuned with introspection and creative zest. If you are family, then selections can be personal, candid or humorous. Food items, electronic gizmos, jewelry, personal or home accessories, crystal, luxury products, do-it-yourself and must-have-at-your-age kits and presents that enrich the recipient's pet leanings, make for useful birthday gifts. You can also create your own gift through art, wood, music or photography.
If your friendship is a special one then your choices can lean heavily into the family circle. Gift choices with a whacky sense of humor are fine so long as they steer clear of personal affronts or sexual overtones.
Birthday gifts for business associates call for more circumspection. Cakes, cards or flowers are just right. An impromptu birthday toast while presenting the gift can radically alter peer relationships and create memorable moments to boot.
Hosting a party at home or a restaurant can be a surprise and marks the event with rare good will. Other lavish overtures can be gifting a one-of-a-kind experience that he or she had secretly longed for but dismissed as self-indulgence-designer wear, personalized beauty treatment, rare artifacts, pricey magazine subscriptions, an exotic weekend retreat, adventure sports or membership to an exclusive club/hobby.
