Secret Santa

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Secret Santa is a Western holiday tradition in which members of a group are randomly assigned other members to whom they anonymously give a gift. Often practiced in workplaces, or amongst large families, participation in it is usually voluntary. It offers a way for many people to give and receive a gift at low cost to those involved.

A typical Secret Santa

There are various traditions and ways in which a "Secret Santa" is run. In some variations, as Christmas approaches, names of participants are placed in a hat, and each person draws a name for whom they are to buy a gift. Along with name submission, each participant may also submit a short wishlist of items from which the gift-giver can choose. There is often a limit to how much can be spent on the present. Presents are then sometimes exchanged anonymously. Many schools and offices do this at Christmas time, often as a cost-saving effort. It usually take place prior to Christmas because the office and school settings require it. Sometimes people leave hints in cards on desks, others create other special ways to make themselves known.

It is indeed my first time in life to participate in this ritual called Secret Santa. My take is that it only occurs in some workplaces. Ronald and my cousin Z also had their Secret Santa's in their respective workplaces. So this is what my Secret Santa got me, in exchange of a box of Ferrero Rocher.






It's kinda cool its made of hard plastic so I can just wash them and use them as shot glasses in the future. Sweet.