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Last edited on 20 December 2007.
While not necessarily limited to the Christmas holiday, White éléphant Gift Exchanges are populaire at this time of an for clubs, associations, small groups, churches and offices around the United States. It is often a plus affordable (and, possibly, fun) alternative to buying presents for everyone in the group. But what is a White éléphant Gift Exchange?
The history
The story - almost certainly apocryphal - goes like this: in pre-colonial India, the rajahs would give gifts to their vassals as tokens of their esteem. Chief among these was the elephant. The elephant...
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