| How do you tell somebody you care? Go to the | | | | 'non-occasions' to say 'hello' or 'thank |
| store, buy a card and let somebody else do | | | | you'.Though Christmas has been celebrated |
| the telling for you. Greeting cards are | | | | since the birth of Christ, the first known |
| illustrated cards usually featuring a message | | | | usage of any Christmas greeting was in an |
| of greeting or other sentiment. Although | | | | informal letter written by an English admiral |
| greetings cards are usually given on special | | | | in 1699. The same phrase appeared in the |
| occasions such as birthdays, Christmas or | | | | first Christmas greeting card, produced in |
| other holidays, they can also be sent on | | | | 19th century England. |