Happy Regifting Day 2019, fellas! It is often said that one should not re-gift a present to someone else. It is said to be a bad habit. But hey, wait! Did you know that people in the United States of America (USA) celebrate a National Regifting Day annually? Yes, you read that right. On every Thursday before the festival of Christmas, a National Regifting Day is observed across the country. Ahead of this observance, let’s dig deeper and know more about this day which is officially observed as a holiday in the US.

Date and History of National Regifting Day 2019

Like every year, the National Regifting Day 2019, will be celebrated on December in the United States this year too. The first such event took place in 2008 when the Governor of Colorado (in the US) declared the date, i.e. December 19, as ‘National Regifting Day’. It is said that it was a debt-counselling group i.e. Money Management International (MMI) who ideated and created the concept of National Regifting Day.

Significance of National Regifting Day 2019

Statistically speaking, 40% of party gifts are regifted without use. As per a survey, it is said that over 14% of people in the country believe that the concept of regifting has become popular, and the numbers are increasing gradually. There’s an enormous amount of gifts that we get during the year in the form of office presents, gifts on birthday and other international days.

It is believed that if you regift the present that you have received, and which is unwanted by you, then this process of regifting is quite helpful. It helps save a lot of money too, and things which can actually be useful to someone else ends with the rightful owner (user). Did you know that there are rules to abide by, too?

How to observe National Regifting Day 2019?

The day is usually observed in the United States, but if you like the concept then you can observe the National Regifting Day in India too. Here are some of the basic rules which you will have to follow:

1. Do not gift if you think your present is a junk or not re-giftable.

2. The gift has to be unused and should be in its original packaging. You cannot even have tried it once.

3. You should try to avoid hurting someone’s feelings. If the gift was given to you with special feelings, you should not re-gift that item.

4. You have to avoid re-gifting a present which is custom-made or hand-made as it will not look good to the person who has put in extra/special efforts to gift you.

5. Also, just to be in the right spirit, be assured beforehand that the new person you are regifting won’t go and tell the original gift-giving person.

Well, December 18 here, and a lot of people are surely going to play Secret Santa in a coming couple of weeks. If you love the concept of re-gifting, then you can give it a try once. Till then, we at LatestLY, wish every one of you a very ‘Happy National Regifting Day 2019!’

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Dec 18, 2019 10:45 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).