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Red Packets
 Giving Hongbao (red packets or red
envelopes) during the Chinese New Year is another tradition. A red packet is
simply a red envelope with gift money in it, which symbolizes luck and wealth.
Red packets are symbolically handed out to younger generations by their parents,
grandparents, relatives, close neighbors and friends, and usually the immediate
family gives Hongbao to the children on New Year's Eve. Money given in
this way may not be refused and the pretty envelopes make the present seem more
amiability and sincere.
The money
is also called Ya Sui Qian, meaning "suppressing age money", which is
supposed to stop children from getting older. This comes from the belief that
everyone becomes one year older on New Year's Day. Red is the lucky color and
will bring good luck to the person receiving the
present.
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Giving Hongbao (red packets or red
envelopes) during the Chinese New Year is another tradition. A red packet is
simply a red envelope with gift money in it, which symbolizes luck and wealth.
Red packets are symbolically handed out to younger generations by their parents,
grandparents, relatives, close neighbors and friends, and usually the immediate
family gives Hongbao to the children on New Year's Eve. Money given in
this way may not be refused and the pretty envelopes make the present seem more
amiability and sincere.
