| Tradition of greeting relatives and friends on holidays has a long history. The oldest greeting card was invented in the XV century on the St. Valentine's Day. The card is stored now in one of London museums.
The first post cards, or “open letters” that were sent with no cover, have appeared in the XIX century, during the Franko-Prussian War. The objective of those postcards at that time was controlling the mails of soldiers. Later it became commonplace to send pictorial postcards while being on a vacation in a foreign country or to greet people on important dates.
Today a conventional greeting card is presented together with a gift and is used as a written congratulation. But in spite of the selection of postcards these days, it's quite complicated to pick the card that will be special. That is the reason why in the recent years there has been a growing tendency to sending on-line cards. There is a wide variety of on-line cards of different themes in the Internet. What is more, there is a possibility to create the card by yourself. So you have all the chances to find a greeting card that will be really individual.
It is nice to get a lovely greeting card on a holiday, but in most cases all the post cards you've got take place in your bookcase amidst other papers that actually you don't need, but you don't want to throw. On-line post cards in their turn can be kept in the computer memory for ages, and you can always look at them whenever you want.
Moreover, e-cards are very easy to send. You can also choose the time you would like to get the postcard sent. It is a wonderful service as you will never miss some important date. You have a chance to pick the card and send it beforehand, and the addressee will get it exactly on a holiday as soon as he or she checks his e-mail.
Online post cards allow to create a congratulation that is dedicated to a particular person and at the same time reflects your personality. That is the reason why on-line greeting cards bring a storm of positive emotions and stay in the addressee's memory for ages. |
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