Chinese New Year Money Envelopes

It is a chinese new year gift with money stuffed into red paper to kids.

Chinese new year money envelopes.

During chinese new year money is put inside red envelopes which are then handed out to younger generations by their parents grandparents relatives and even close neighbors and friends. At some companies workers may also receive a year end cash bonus tucked inside a red envelope. Chinese new year is a red envelope season. It is a traditional way to wish good luck and share blessings.

Occasions for red envelopes. It is common to give a red envelope during some special occasions such as a wedding graduation the birth of a baby or a senior person s birthday. Red envelopes also called red packets lucky money or hongbao in chinese are a popular monetary gift given on some important occasions or festivals in china and some other asian countries especially widely seen during the chinese new year spring festival. On this day the year of the dog closes and we will begin the year of the pig the twelfth sign of the chinese zodiac.

They are traditionally given to wish a healthy and happy new year. Today s chinese new year printables are red money envelopes which have been updated for the year of the rat. During the chinese new year holiday in 2014 the messaging app wechat introduced the ability to distribute virtual red envelopes of money to contacts and groups via its wechat pay platform. Lunar new year is around the corner this year falling on february 5.