A client of ours recently asked about gift giving etiquette to a neighbor of hers whose family is Jehovah’s Witness. I spent some time doing research and found that while the faith does not celebrate holidays (Christmas, Easter, Valentine’s Day, birthdays – basically pagan holidays – or nationalistic holidays), they do accept gifts just like everyone else. The only “holiday” that is celebrated is “Memorial of Christ’s Death”, which is typically observed roughly the same time as Christian Easter and the Jewish Passover.
As the holidays approach in the next few months, use your best judgement when shopping for gifts for clients, new family members or friends who are practicing Jehovah Witnesses. “Also when you give a gift, do not wrap it in holiday wrapping paper. Always give gifts out of genuine love, not because it’s a holiday gift.” Taken from: http://thejehovahswitnesses.org/can-jehovahs-witnesses-accept-gifts.php
October 7, 2010 at 9:29 pm |
Actually, the official web site for Jehovah’s Witnesses is http://www.watchtower.org. The site for media is http://www.jw-media.org.