• An Old World Christmas Glass Ornament

When you want to add a little fun to a holiday gathering, then what better way than the 'WHITE ELEPHANT' game! It's fun, it gets people that don't know each other talking and oh boy when that one coveted gift starts a "stealing" frenzy, the laughs and greed will really come out! So it’s time to address the elephant in the room, and get this fun ornament for your next White Elephant game, that will really be a surprise and probably inspire another stealing frenzy!

The White Elephant Ornament by Old World Christmas is made of glass, white elephants were sacred to royalty in Southeast Asia, and are still regarded as a sign that the monarch reigns with power. The history of the White Elephant comes from Thailand; the king gave albino elephants to courtiers who displeased him, so that the cost of keeping the animal would ruin the person. But in today's times, it has become the name of a tradition at parties, called the white elephant gift exchange, where guests gather to exchange impractical or extravagant gifts.

Text on Old World hang tag: A fun modern Christmas tradition is a white elephant gift exchange. Folks gather to exchange impractical or extravagant gifts. The history of the White Elephant comes from Thailand; the king gave albino elephants to courtiers who displeased him so that the cost of keeping the animal would ruin the person.

Item #: OW12592