{"id":6946,"date":"2021-02-05T10:01:05","date_gmt":"2021-02-05T15:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lammuseum.wfu.edu\/?page_id=6946"},"modified":"2024-07-29T15:36:30","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T19:36:30","slug":"chinese-new-year-red-envelopes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lammuseum.wfu.edu\/education\/teachers\/chinese-new-year\/chinese-new-year-traditions\/chinese-new-year-red-envelopes\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese New Year Red Envelopes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p>Chinese New Year Red Envelopes&nbsp;are one of the favorite Chinese traditions for children, because on New Year\u2019s Day they are given the shiny packets with money inside. Kids of all ages quickly learn the words for red envelope: \u201chong bao\u201d in Mandarin, \u201clai see\u201d in Cantonese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Traditionally the envelopes were decorated with gold letters and messages of prosperity or Chinese lucky symbols like the Chinese dragon, the phoenix, Chinese Lions, the Chinese Wise Men of wealth, the&nbsp;Chinese Zodiac animal for that year, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, red envelopes are decorated with anything including Mickey Mouse, Pok\u00e9mon, Hello Kitty, and Spider Man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-mimic-h-5-font-size\">Who gets Red Envelopes?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Technically, all unmarried children get&nbsp;<em>hong baos<\/em>&nbsp;during Chinese New Year. The red envelopes are given by grandma, grandpa, uncles, aunts, mom and dad of course. Also it is not uncommon for close friends and neighbors to give red envelopes to children during the festivities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Who gives red envelopes really depends on the personal relationship and the age of the children. A common Chinese New Year Greeting that awaits any adult visiting a household with kids will be: \u201cG\u014dng X\u01d0 F\u0101 C\u00e1i, H\u00f3ng B\u0101o N\u00e1 L\u00e1i!!!\u201d meaning&nbsp;\u201cBest wishes for the New Year, may I have my Red Envelope please?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-mimic-h-5-font-size\">How Much Money is Given?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Any amount with a \u201c4\u201d is avoided because this is the \u201cbad luck\u201d number for Chinese people. The pronunciation of \u201c4\u201d resembles that of the character for \u201cdeath\u201d. Any amount with \u201c8\u201d is good because that is the lucky number. Crisp, shiny new bills are best, try to avoid wrinkled, old bills and coins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-mimic-h-5-font-size\">Other Uses for Red Envelopes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Companies will give red envelopes to their employees as a year-end bonus and to their customers to thank them for their business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You will also see red envelopes being \u201cfed\u201d into the Chinese Lion\u2019s mouth during the many Lion Dances. This is supposed to bring good luck and is considered a donation for the martial arts troupe doing the performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-mimic-h-5-font-size\">Red Envelope Craft<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu\/sites\/88\/2021\/02\/Red-Envelope-Craft-Template.pdf\">Download the instructions and template to make red envelopes with your student<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chinese New Year Red Envelopes&nbsp;are one of the favorite Chinese traditions for children, because on New Year\u2019s Day they are given the shiny packets with money inside. 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