Knives and scissors as a wedding gift? Many cultures believe by giving a sharp object as a gift, you want to sever the relationship. A knife as a gift from a lover means that the love will soon end. If a friend gives you a knife, you should give him a coin, or your friendship will soon be broken. A knife is a sharp item obviously and it may hurt others. Unless you know the person is into hunting and requires a good machete or a master chef salivating over the next luxury cutlery set, it is not a very good choice. It does not show your warm greetings to the recipient.
It may be old wives tales, but its a belief deeply rooted in many cultures. It is best to avoid it as there are many are thousands of other things you can gift. When giving as a gift, please be considerate of the recipient’s culture. Do not pass it off as silly superstitution and they should get over it. The recipient will likely always give you the benefit of the doubt that you did not know. It is a multi-cultural world melting pot and it is very easy not to know all the gotchas and no-no when it comes to proper etiquette. When giving it a gift, it is not really about how the gifter feels about the gift. Its all about the receiver. The receiver should not have to adjust her or his behavior to respond to the giver’s gift. Instead, the giver should anticipate and tailor the gift in a thoughtful way to the receiver. To pass off this superstitution as being silly, you are simply saying their culture is irrelevent and should assimilate.
See what our readers think:
Poll Results
You can vote on the left side menu.
PS If you intend to gift a knife or scissor, attach a penny with a note to send back the penny to the giver.
Permalink