GREETING CARDS

Nika Tavčar, 4. a
Leto 2023/24
What is a greeting card

• a piece of card stock

• expression of friendship or other sentiment
• usually given on a wide variety of special occasions
• convey thanks or express other feelings
Brief History
• tradition traces back to ancient civilizations
• 15th-century Germany - handmade paper cards
• 18th century: exchange of handmade
Ancient Egyptian Papyrus Scroll dating back
Valentine's Day cards to 600 BC
• oldest existing Valentine card, written by
Charles, Duke of Orleans, to his wife, Bonne of
Armagnac
• 19th century: mass-produced greeting cards
• first Christmas cards
• 20th century: Greeting cards became a staple
for various occasions
• humorous greeting cards First Christmas card, Sir Henry Cole, 1843,
England
• 21st Century: invention of E-cards
greeting cards in different cultures
• Asian Cultures (China, Japan, India):
New Year's Cards, Red Packets
• Middle Eastern and Islamic Cultures: Eid
Cards
• Latin American Cultures: Quinceañera
and Coming of Age, Religious
Celebrations
• African Cultures: Traditional
Celebrations, Cultural and Religious
Events
• Indigenous Cultures: ceremonial
occasions
• Jewish Culture: Hanukkah Cards, Bat
Mitzvahs
Sources

• https://discover.hubpages.com/holidays/The-History-of-Greeting-Card
s
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greeting_card
• https://www.dailyhistory.org/Where_Did_the_Tradition_Of_Greeting
_Cards_Develop