Do teachers have to give gifts to the principal every year

Teachers have to give gifts to the principal every year.

Gift-giving, traditionally, is to give something in kind. Gift-giving is a universal social phenomenon, which exists in all periods and regions of human society. An ideal gift for both the giver and the receiver can express a special wish and convey a special message.

The origin of gift-giving:

Giving gifts to each other is an indispensable part of human social life. The Chinese have always honored the exchange of gifts. The Book of Rites - Qu Li said: "The gift of reciprocity, to come and not come, not a gift, to come and not go, also not a gift."

Feeding, is with a series of other ceremonial activities together with the emergence and development. As we know, rites originated from the sacrificial activities in ancient times. During sacrifices, in addition to showing reverence and awe to the gods with standardized movements and pious attitudes, people also dedicated their most valuable items (i.e., sacrifices) that best reflected their respect for the gods.

Perhaps from that time on, there has been a material component and expression in the meaning of ritual. That is, a gift can take the form of an object. The concept of gift is also said to have originated in the ancient wars of tribal annexation, where the conquered sent food, slaves, etc. to the conqueror to show their obedience to the conquered and to beg for the conqueror's patronage.

There are records in history of wars caused by untimely or inconsiderate gifts. For example, during the Spring and Autumn Period, a war was triggered by a coalition of countries in the central plains who attacked Chu in force because Chu failed to send a cart of thatched grass to the Zhou Emperor on time. It is also believed that the original gift is a commercial nature of the goods to and from, the original "gift exchange", in essence, is to gift the way of reward for the exchange of products.

Development of gift-giving:

Gift-giving, traditionally sent some things in kind, pay more attention to their own good, no matter what your purpose of gift-giving, always send some of the other party's favorite things, but in the process of gift-giving should pay attention to the expression of the gift of lightness of the center of the idea of the importance of love. With the development of society, the gifts sent gifts also gradually change, send education, send health and so on new gifts continue to show, fully reflecting the diversity of social needs. In the form of gift-giving has also changed a lot:

1, gift cards are commonly used, gift cards to make up for some of the drawbacks of traditional gift-giving, such as non-needed to send, such as the embarrassment of sending money directly to the gift card so that the person who is sent to the gift of a full range of space to freely choose, free to consume.

2, relying on the Internet and courier companies and the rise of online gift giving, is an emerging online gift mode. Although it originated from online shopping, is a kind of online shopping. The flower delivery industry, for example, is popular because of its convenience and people's instinctive love of flowers.

In the field of e-commerce, the online shopping mall Dangdang.com also launched a gift service function on December 19, 2013, which is the first time in the domestic e-commerce industry to launch a value-added gift-wrapping service. It can provide buyers with customized services such as "hidden price", "exquisite packaging", "filling out greeting cards" and "SMS notification" to meet the needs of buyers for gift-giving during festivals, birthdays, and visits to friends and relatives.

3. Gift-giving is becoming more and more health-conscious.