The New Year is at the door, and everyone is preparing for the big event. It is a special time of the year when we are saying goodbye to a passing year, welcoming a new one while feeling grateful for the current moment, and living it to the fullest. The New Year holiday also means celebrating precious relationships with the loved ones in our lives, whether life partners, friends, family, colleagues, etc., which brings us to one of the best and oldest means with which people have been used to congratulate each other on the coming of a brand new year. Yes, we are talking about greeting cards. So, let us first go back in time and have a quick tour through the history of greeting cards, then return to the now to view the latest Happy New Year greeting cards for 2021.
On the history of greeting cards
The origins of what we know now as greeting cards go back to ancient Egypt and China. Ancient Egyptians had sent greetings to each other via papyrus scrolls. How cool it would be to receive one of those today! Early Chinese were also used to celebrate the Chinese New Year by exchanging messages of goodwill and best wishes. Now, let us move from BC to the middle ages, specifically to 1400 A.D; it was when the Europeans started to know handmade greeting cards. However, exchanging them was not common because of their high prices.
It was not until the beginning of the 19th century that greeting and Valentine’s cards became affordable and, therefore, popular. Among the preserved examples of those early greeting cards is a Victorian Christmas card, which was “one of the first sent in Britain”, as the BBC states. It was sold in an auction in 2001 for £22,500 to become one of the most expensive Christmas items sold, contrary to its original cost. In the U.S, greeting cards turned into an industry in 1856 on the hands of Louis Prang, an immigrant German, who initiated a small lithographic business near Boston. Moving to the 19th century, the year 1941 witnessed the establishment of the Greeting Card Industry from which came what we know today as the Greeting Card Association.
Back to near future (2020)
Because holidays are about sharing happiness with loved ones, a New Year celebration is not complete without the magical presence of greeting cards. Therefore, Pouted online lifestyle magazine invites you to a fantastic tour through these latest New Year greeting cards for 2021.
Let us begin with floral and woodland themed cards. Rustic and woodland decorations have been quite trendy this Xmas. So, why not present your loved ones joyous lively greeting cards full of winter themes, snowy trees, and woodland creatures.
Abstract New Year greeting cards have their charm too!
Cards that bear Christmas themes and colors are a classic, timeless option whose charm never fades. An example we absolutely love is this Holly Dress Card made by Petal & Pins. The beautiful, black-and-red dress is painted in 3D of holly leaves with red berries.
Also, toasts, fireworks, confetti, and string lights are classic trendy themes that many New Year cards adopt yearly with a variety of designs and twists.
The effect of a New Year greeting card multiplies when includes beautiful wishes and/or quotes and sayings. You can personalize the card by adding your loved one’s favorite quote.
Then, we have cartoon-themed cards. You cannot forget those whether you have a child within your spirit or have actual kids. You will notice that mouses and rats appear as a motif in several of them; it is because it is the Chinese year of the rat.
And if you are a fan of DIY-ing, here are some new card ideas to execute. Ready-made New Year cards are amazing, but the joy of making them yourself is indeed another thing.
We hope that this collection of New Year cards were inspirational to you to find yours that you would love to present to the dear ones in your lives. Click here for more Xmas related topics. Happy New Year!
