money envelopes：
money envelopes
The traditionalred speaking of money envelopes
If you are saying money envelopes., then I have to mind you that it not a traditionalred calling. The traditionalred calling of money envelopes can be Red envelopes or red packets DuangDong province people and HongKong people in China also called money envelopes lai sze or lai see. It means benefit to people and things.
Meaning of money envelopes in chinese new year days
money envelopesa red envelopes with money that chinese people give the children as a pocket money in chinese new year days.And it have lot of meaning, Red packets are also known as Ya Sui Qian,which was evolved from partial tone of chinese.literally, the money used to suppress or put down the evil spirit ) during this period.
passed out during the Chinese New Year's celebrations, from married couples or the elderly to unmarried juniors. It is also common for adults or young couples to give red packets to children.
Other money envelopes
Red packets almost always contain money, usually varying from a couple of dollars to several hundred. Per custom, the amount of money in the red packets should be of even numbers, as odd numbers are associated with cash given during funerals (帛金 : Bai Jin). The number 8 is considered lucky (for its homophone for "wealth"), and $8 is commonly found in the red envelopes in the US. The number six (六, liù) is also very lucky as it sounds like 'smooth' (流, liú), in the sense of having a smooth year. Sometimes chocolate coins are found in the red packets.
Odd and even numbers are determined by the first digit, rather than the last. Thirty and fifty, for example, are odd numbers, and are thus appropriate as funeral cash gifts. However, it is common and quite acceptable to have cash gifts in a red packet using a single bank note – with ten or fifty yuan bills used frequently.
The act of requesting for red packets is normally called (Mandarin): 讨紅包, 要利是. (Cantonese):逗利是. A married person would not turn down such a request as it would mean that he or she would be "out of luck" in the new year. While this practice is common in South China, in the North people give cash without any cover to their sons and daughters, nephews and nieces, and children of their relatives and friends.
Unlike the South, it is common for people to give Ұ50, Ұ100 or even more, odd or even numbers are not taken into consideration anymore.
Money envelopes and gift exchange
In addition to red envelopes, which are usually given from elder to younger, small gifts (usually of food or sweets) are also exchanged between friends or relatives (of different households) during Chinese New Year. Gifts are usually brought when visiting friends or relatives at their homes. Common gifts include fruits (typically oranges, and never pears), cakes, biscuits, chocolates, candies, or some other small gift.money envelopes of chinese new year 2011 year of rabbit:
chinese new year card 2011
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