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Gift-giving customs 李莉、罗超、韩竹君、陈景嫦 Chinese gift-giving customs We usually give gifts to our families and friends on special days.After accepting gifts, Chinese uaually say thanks and they don’t open it immediately. Due to Chinese convention,we have to consider many details when we give gifts to people. We like even numbers,not’t singular numbers. Wedding We usually pack our gifts with red page. And the even number means happiness. Latin America Scissors means the end of friendship. Handkerchief is connected with tears. They are in favor of kitchen utensils. America Americans think that singular numbers means lucky. They will open and appreciate it at once,and say thanks. The luxury gifts will give them pressure,and they will speculate the purpose. The bride and bridegroom will make a list about what they want. German Whisky Don’t use white or black page to wrap the gift. It’s impolite to give a bunch of flowers. Africa African countries do not pay attention to the value of gifts, but gifts of practical importance should not be sent to high-end gifts. They have more emphasis on practical gifts, such as transistor radios, etc., should not get too high-end items. Whereas chinese usually send the bride a pair of gold bracelets Japanese usually send their gifts in odd number when they attend a wedding，they usually give their cash gifts in odd number，for example，3 thousand but not 2 thousand，because they think the number“2” will result in the loss of affection of the couple When Japanese send their gifts，they will be modest，saying this gift is nothing。 People who receive the gifts should unpack it at once，while chinese regard this action as rude * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Gift giving in Japan In formal situation they wear kimono和服 Japanese usually present their gifts on lunar July 15(中元节Hungry Ghost Festival ),while chinese usually present their gifts at spring festival and mid autumn festival When Japanese girls get married，at th