Re: religion vs rasms
I believe it is but I think generally people with money don’t adhere to it.
Well I don’t know the motivations of your uncle but maybe it’s because people just don’t need gifts?
Because honestly, most of this gift giving is just redundant and to fulfill a tradition rather than because it will mean something more to the people involved. We live in an age of plenty where most people have whatever they want.
Just playing devil’s advocate.
Although.. the jewellery I was gifted by phupoo’s/khala etc… it’s just sitting in my drawer at my parents and I don’t wear any of it. So I can see why some people would just say not to up front.