One of the traditions of the New Year is sweet gifts. It may have appeared due to the fact that earlier sweets were not as common as they are now, and they were given only on special occasions. Now sweets are given not only to children, but also to adults: relatives, colleagues, teachers, neighbors. This gift is universal regardless of gender, age and relationship with the addressee.
Traditional options
Classics of edible presents for the New Year are:
- caramel and chocolate treats;
- lollipops;
- chocolate eggs;
- gingerbread.
What do they give in other countries?
Customs vary between countries and therefore some unusual ideas can be gleaned from foreigners.
1. A popular Christmas sweet among the French is a Christmas log cake. This is a biscuit rolled into a roll and topped with a layer of delicate chocolate glaze.
2. Lebkuchen are German biscuits made from honey, spices and nuts. From above they are covered with sugar glaze.
3. Salonchukor is a Hungarian fudge wrapped in a bright, shiny wrapper.
4. Vanillekrans are Danish almond-flavored butter cookies. Outwardly, it resembles a Christmas wreath, which is why they used to decorate the Christmas tree.
For all examples, you can find a recipe and cook at home. Hand-made sweets are a way to convey warm feelings to loved ones. But if there is no time for self-cooking, or if the relationship with confectionery art is only “you”, then you can buy ready-made sweet gifts for the New Year in Mogilev https://xn--80ajome0am.xn--90ais/contacts/novogodnie-podarki-mogilev/.
How to choose?
A New Year's composition must first of all correspond to the fabulous atmosphere of the holiday, therefore, in addition to taste, it is important to pay attention to appearance. In addition, many New Year's sweets are also suitable for decorating a Christmas tree.
You can give chocolate figurines of the symbol of the coming year (for 2023, this is a rabbit). Cookies and gingerbread with New Year and Christmas images are also in use. Now they are often sold with a special ribbon that allows you to hang them on a Christmas tree.
You can refer to bouquets of sweets. The set varies in content, design, size and price tag. Ready-made bouquets are decorated and often, in addition to sweets, lollipops and chocolate, are decorated with berries and fruits in the New Year theme.
Gift baskets of lollipops, chocolate and other delicacies will delight friends and relatives, they can even be sent by mail to another city or country .
