The custom of wishing good luck on Christmas and New Year holidays is very old. It's about the end of a life cycle and the beginning of a new one, which we naturally want to be more beautiful and happier. In the past, greeting cards were carried around the houses by carolers, hand-drawn and written greeting cards first appeared in the 15th century, and printed greeting cards appeared in the first half of the 19th century.
The history of sending Christmas cards
Sending Christmas cards began in England in 1843. Sir Henry Cole was a busy man and had no time to write personal messages for Christmas. So he hired an artist named John Calcott Horsley and got him to design a card that could be sent immediately.
The first Christmas card created contained hand drawn images of adults and children raising glasses of wine and toasting.
Some were also on it religious symbols, for example, thistle sprigs symbolizing purity, and ivy the places where God walked.
The message under the picture was "I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year."
With the boom in greeting cards, they are godfather for two important reasons. There were greeting cards accessible to all citizens, as they could be bought in shops and obtained at a very reasonable price. The second reason was the interesting propaganda and design of the greeting card, as it was small for those times controversial. A family surrounded by religious symbols holding glasses of wine offended some. However, such controversy helped when promoting the greeting card.
