ReGiftmas is celebrated as a minor festival in isolated pockets of the United States, but its popularity as a secular holiday has spread rapidly. Around the world, similar holidays are held mostly as harvest festival celebrations. In the Northwestern Territories, for instance, the holiday is marked by the trading of chickens and other domesticated fowl as well as giving unwanted gifts to laborers. It is closely related to Boxing Day. A recent survey showed its popularity surpassed Arbor Day in the United States. [Citation Needed]

A traditional ReGiftmas dinner in Latin American countries typically consists of churros dipped in ranch dressing, along with fresh honey-baked ham and egg nog spiked with carmenere. In financially prosperous years, mariachi bands are usually employed to provide festive ReGiftmas folk music.

Even in countries where there is a strong ReGiftmas tradition, celebrations can vary markedly from region to region. Some of these Stories of Regiftmas have been collected in our archives.