In which dynasty did the custom of giving out red envelopes in the New Year originate?

How did the custom of giving out red envelopes during the Spring Festival come from?

Giving out red envelopes is a custom in China New Year. China people like red because it symbolizes vitality, happiness and good luck.

Giving red envelopes to underage children (according to the concept of China, married people are considered adults) means bringing them wishes and good luck. The money in a red envelope is just to make children happy. Its main meaning is in red paper, because it symbolizes good luck. Therefore, it is impolite to open red envelopes in front of the elders who issued them.

When visiting the New Year during the Spring Festival, the elders should distribute the lucky money prepared in advance to the younger generation. It is said that lucky money can suppress evil spirits, because the New Year is homophonic, and the younger generation can spend a year safely with lucky money. There are two kinds of lucky money, one is to put colored rope in the shape of Jackie Chan at the foot of the bed, which was recorded in Yanjing year; The other is the most common, that is, parents wrap the money distributed to their children in red paper. Lucky money can be given in public after the younger generation pays New Year's greetings, or it can be put under the child's pillow by parents when the child is asleep on New Year's Eve.

Folk believe that children can be given lucky money. When evil spirits and demons hurt children or in 2008, children can use this money to bribe them and turn evil into good luck. A Qing Wu Manyun's poem "Lucky Money" said that one hundred yuan was long in a colored thread, and then it was put away by himself to discuss the price of firecrackers, which kept Joule busy all night. From this point of view, lucky money is tied in children's hearts, and children's lucky money is mainly used to buy firecrackers, toys and candy and other things needed for holidays.

At present, the custom of elders giving lucky money to younger generations is still prevalent, and the lucky money for New Year's Eve dinner ranges from dozens to hundreds. Most of these lucky money are used by children to buy books and school supplies. (Baidu)

The custom of giving lucky money in new year's red envelopes

In the Spring Festival, what children like best is to get red envelopes from adults, commonly known as "lucky money" and "Chinese New Year money". During the New Year in ancient China, adults strung 100 copper coins with red ropes to children, hoping that they would live longer. Because "old" and "special" are homophonic, they can kill ghosts, and also bribe ghosts to children, so as to turn evil into good luck and spend the coming year safely, so they are called "lucky money". "100,000 yuan grew in the colored thread, and then it was collected from the pillow to discuss the price of firecrackers, which made Joule busy all night." Poets in Qing Dynasty described it in the poem "Lucky Money". Because copper coins and red ropes do not meet the requirements of the times, they have not been replaced by paper money and red envelopes, and they have become familiar red envelopes. Nowadays, there are not only lucky money red envelopes, but also welfare red envelopes issued by the company. Thank others for their red envelopes.

Giving out red envelopes is a custom for us to celebrate the Spring Festival. Red represents happiness, good luck and auspiciousness. Generally, elders give it to unmarried minors, and you can have as much money as you want, such as 6 yuan, 60 yuan, 66 yuan, 166 yuan, etc. But it is impolite to open a red envelope in front of the elders and you should tell the children. Some parents secretly put them under their children's pillows on New Year's Eve and give them a surprise on the first day of the new year to make them happy for a year. In the south, especially in Guangzhou, people call red envelopes "Li". In the Qing Dynasty, people wrapped copper coins with a square piece of red paper and named it "Li". The first generation of red envelopes came out at the end of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty, when printing technology began to be widely used. At that time, the so-called red envelope was very simple. Butter is printed on red paper, and then gold powder is added to wet butter. This effect is just like today's red envelopes, with golden words on them, and most of the patterns are simple and auspicious.

Dong Yilin also discovered two beautiful legends about lucky money. Legend 1: Nian is an ancient man-eating beast, whose teeth and fangs are ready, and the people are afraid of it. Finally, Shennong surrendered it with a disc-shaped artifact, which was December 30 of the lunar calendar. Li people call this day "Spring Festival", and the word "Guo" means to drive away, while the Spring Festival means to drive away wild animals. On New Year's Eve, families with young children hold fruits and food in sturdy utensils to ward off evil spirits and pray for blessings, which is called "New Year's Eve plate". Later, the "lucky money" replaced the "New Year's plate". Since paper money replaced copper coins, it has been wrapped in red paper to show good luck.

Legend 2: In ancient times, there was a small demon named Chong, with black body and white hands. Every New Year's Eve, he comes out to touch the forehead of the sleeping child. After being touched, the child will have a high fever and talk in his sleep. After the fever is gone, he will become demented and crazy. Adults often stay up all night on New Year's Eve because they are afraid of hurting their children. This is also called "guarding the specialty". There is a family named Guan, and the couple had a child in their later years, which they cherish very much. On New Year's Eve this year, in order to prevent the intrusion of special guests, the old couple dared not sleep, so they wrapped some copper coins in red paper and teased the children. But the night got deeper and deeper, and the children couldn't stand it, so they fell asleep first. The old couple can't stand it. At first glance, it's already the fourth watch. I wonder if that special person will hurt their children! The old couple put some wrapped copper coins on his pillow and went to sleep. But they had just fallen asleep when an evil wind blew and the little black demon entered the room. Just as he was about to touch the child's head with his hand, suddenly the child's pillow gave off a golden light and ran away screaming. Soon, the story spread and everyone followed suit. On New Year's Eve, they wrapped money in red paper to give their children lucky money. I dare not disturb them again. Therefore, people call this kind of money "precious money". The pronunciation of "precious" and "ancient" is the same. Over time, it is called "lucky money". International Zhouyi Dong Yilin

Folklorists say that the blessing meaning of lucky money is far higher than its circulation value.

Xinhua News Agency, Shenyang, February 12 (Reporter Wei Yunheng) It is a traditional folk custom in China to give lucky money to children during the Spring Festival. Professor Wu Bing 'an, honorary chairman of the Chinese Folklore Society, said that the lucky money in the past was full of blessings from the elders to the younger generation, and did not pay attention to the circulation value. Many modern people don't understand the connotation of this folk custom. On New Year's Eve, children are given huge amounts of cash or bank cards, and some even seek personal gain and take bribes in the name of lucky money. This is really a blasphemy and alienation of the original intention of the lucky money. Professor Wu Bing 'an told reporters that there are some popular stories about the origin of lucky money. For example, in ancient times, there was a demon with black hands and white body called Chong, who came out to harm children every New Year's Eve. So people burn lights all night and put copper coins on children's pillows to ward off evil spirits. This is the so-called "special protection" and "special suppression", which is later "old protection" and "old suppression". But these legends have no basis in history. When did the custom of lucky money really begin?

According to historical records, at least in the Han Dynasty, there appeared coin-shaped exorcism articles specially used for wearing and appreciating. Most of them are auspicious words such as "the world is peaceful" and "disaster relief", and the back is cast with patterns such as dragons, phoenixes and Pisces. In the Tang Dynasty, it was popular for the imperial court to send money in spring. After the Song and Yuan Dynasties, it has become a folk custom to give children "lucky money" in the New Year. According to "Yanjing Years", it was popular among the people in Ming and Qing Dynasties to "wear money with colored ropes, weave it into a dragon shape and put it at the foot of the bed, which is called lucky money. Children are given by elders. Also called lucky money. " Why use copper coins for lucky money? Because copper coins were cast by the emperor, it used to be said that the emperor was the real dragon emperor, so people also thought that copper coins could suppress evil spirits. Wu Bingan, 78, recalled that the lucky money he received as a child was often a string of Kangxi Bao Tong or Qianlong Bao Tong. The market is no longer circulating, but he can feel the deep blessings of his elders.

Wu Bingan believes that with the development of society, lucky money not only prays for peace, but also enhances its circulation value. In the Qing Dynasty, there was a poem "Lucky Money", which described: "One hundred yuan was long in the colored thread, and then it was collected from the pillow. On the price of firecrackers, Joule was busy all night." It is understandable that lucky money has become a child's pocket money. However, everything must be measured. It would be a big mistake to measure the caring degree of elders by how much cash and savings cards are given.

Different lucky money in different years.

Born in the early 1950s.

The symbolic meaning of lucky money is almost gone, only the circulation value and the utility of interpersonal relationship are left.

At that time, only during the Spring Festival would we children have our own pocket money, that is, lucky money. I remember when I was a child, I only had a dime of lucky money, while my two younger brothers only had 60 cents and 40 cents respectively. The reason why I have more lucky money than my younger brother is because I am the eldest daughter of my family, and I help my parents do a lot of housework all year round, such as cooking, washing clothes and looking for pork dishes. Maybe I was more sensible when I was a child. I bought half a catty of soy sauce for my family with the lucky money of 60 cents, and the remaining 40 cents bought two cakes for my family to eat together, but my parents let us eat them. Bread is similar to that of the northwest people, but it is not so thick and big. On the contrary, the two younger brothers will be unhappy because of the amount of lucky money. Father's bad temper, eyes staring at them, will be silent. But after a while, they will quarrel again because of the uneven distribution of shopping. My two younger brothers have never received a dime of lucky money. 1960, in order to support a family of five, my father asked to send it to the countryside, and we no longer have lucky money.

The whole country was poor in the 1950s. There is a couple living near our home, both leaders of the county. Their children have only fifty cents of lucky money, but it is already a lot of wealth in our eyes.

Born in the 1960s.

(1) Smelling firecrackers, holding fragrant sugar, wearing new clothes and watching adults scramble to make New Year's Eve, it's really a good day for Chinese New Year! Of course, we juniors can still happily get a lucky money.

Two dollars wrapped in rough red paper was a great pleasure for me at that time. You can buy many things, such as black and hard fruit candy, one third and one fifth; On it, I ordered red and green festive rice candy, each of which cost a few cents; A dime can buy back a handful of colorful jelly beans; Girls love to brag, and braiding bows is essential. Some are bright green, some are pink, some are very bright, floating in the wind in the cold winter, and some are happy and warm. Most children will have their own piggy bank. The jingle of coins carries many wishes and childhood dreams ... after twisting the lucky money, I really couldn't make up my mind, but I finally put it into the piggy bank carefully.

I remember when I got up early in the morning on New Year's Day, I just felt under my pillow. After going to bed at 30 pm, my parents stuffed red paper bags under their pillows. On the second day of the second year, I put on new clothes to pay New Year greetings to my relatives, and my grandparents, uncles and aunts knocked their heads off one by one, and they also gained considerable gains when they came back. One year, the lucky money received 18, almost like a rich man. The comparison between children in the neighborhood is always frustrating or triumphant. There is a girl named Hongya in the neighbor's house. Her father is a small official in a public institution, and she is very generous. Dozens of brand-new tickets enter her pocket every year, and she is always on her high horse in front of her children. She also goes to the nearby grocery store from time to time to buy some sweets and snacks for everyone, just like the head of our snot-nosed children! And our military adviser downstairs, his father is disabled, his mother is sick in bed all the year round, and there are three brothers and sisters at home. There is nothing new to wear during the Chinese New Year, and the lucky money is even more hopeless. Others always hide in the corner and look at us from a distance without saying a word. In my childhood memory, this is a scene of some injustice and coldness in the world, which has been printed in my mind for a long time.

Time flies, the stars move, and when I get old at the age of one, the lucky money is gradually increasing, but it is difficult to find the joy of being a child again. Until one day, my friends and I went to his house for the New Year, and several high and low children came up to pay a New Year call to me. I smiled and gave them candy, but the children hugged me tightly. I didn't realize that the parents of the children next to me looked a little ugly. A friend escorting, took money out of his pocket and gave it to everyone: "red envelope, red envelope." The two children jumped for joy. When I saw the two bills with face value of 100, I was startled, and suddenly remembered the two dollars that were pressed under the pillow and held by my sweaty little hand.

(2) The political color at that time is still fresh in my memory, which has little influence on the lucky money, but it is because of the lack of material that I have to rack my brains to find ways to keep the lucky money in my hand every New Year.

In my impression, my mother always gives me lucky money on New Year's Eve, which is only twenty or thirty cents, and I take it back before going out to play on New Year's Day. When I was in the third grade, I had a concept of money and was dissatisfied with my mother's practice. As soon as the winter vacation was over, I discussed with my mother not to take back the lucky money, and asked me to buy a string of firecrackers for fun and some bean candy (a penny is as big as ten bean candy pills), but my mother refused. However, I still have a way. At the age of 30, I went to my grandfather, who is very familiar with our family, and bought a string of firecrackers for 19 cents, three pencils without erasers and 20 bean candy on credit. On the first day of the lunar new year, when my mother routinely received a refund, I showed her what I had on credit and said that the thirty cents should be given to the supply and marketing cooperative. My mother was so angry that she wanted to hit me. Fortunately, it was the first day of the new year, and I escaped the battle. When I was in the fourth grade for the Spring Festival, it didn't matter if I went to my grandfather in the supply and marketing cooperative for credit, because my mother had already explained it, but it didn't bother me. I still pretended to go out to play after the New Year's Eve, and spent the thirty cents. Probably when I was in the first grade, I found that my mother was very superstitious, so I made up a story that someone's grandmother said that the lucky money could not be brought back, otherwise the child would get sick and be ill for a year. After listening to it, my mother was silent for a long time and had no words. However, from that year on, my mother never got back the lucky money for her younger brother and sister. At this time, my lucky money has risen to 50 cents. After I received the last lucky money of two yuan in the third year of high school, I never received it again, because my mother said I was 18 years old and an adult.

Born in the countryside in the 1970s.

1983, just 8 years old, in the second grade of primary school. I got double marks in the final exam and got a certificate. Mom is very happy. Actually, my mother was very happy that year. Now that I think about it, it should be the first year for our village to implement the contract of joint production, and we can often eat white flour at home. New year's goods are also much more than in previous years. Before the Spring Festival, I had a meal in jiaozi. On New Year's Eve, I ate jiaozi and kowtowed in front of the ancestral tablet. My mother walked over and handed me a brand-new 20-point ticket: "Good boy, here is your lucky money. Don't hand it in again this year. Keep it for yourself. "

Before that, I never had pocket money. Lucky money is always left in your hand for one night and handed in the next day. Holding twenty cents, I feel like a rich man. Reluctant to depreciate, put it flat in the textbook, and then press the textbook under the mattress. Get up in the middle of the night to pee, then open the mattress and have a look, and then sleep peacefully. I have seen it countless times in small shops and stalls at the school gate: matches are 2 cents 1 box; Beautiful exercise book 2 cents1; 1 cent can buy 20 jelly beans and 3 whips; Even my favorite sugar man is only 30 cents each. Twenty cents is really a lot of money. I want to buy everything, but I am reluctant to buy anything. I never want to spend that 20 cents. Until the Lantern Festival, my aunt who married in Shanxi came to visit relatives with her cousin, which was a great surprise. My mother was unprepared and had no money to support her cousin, so she borrowed my twenty cents. Aunt gave me another 20 points when she left. Mom says you can keep it, even if it's yours. I bought a panda-patterned 1 notebook and a rubber-tipped 1 pencil at the beginning of school, which cost 40 cents. Later, I bought 20 jelly beans, wrapped them in toilet paper, stuffed them under the pillow, ate them for a long time, and finally melted them and stuck them on the paper. About half a year later, my father fell ill and was hospitalized. Mom borrows money everywhere. I took out a small paper bag from the hole in the back wall of the bed and gave the remaining 1.5 cents to my mother. Mom took the money, hugged me and cried.

Lucky money, please go back to the symbolic era.

Giving children red envelopes during the Spring Festival has inadvertently become a common practice in China. With the improvement of people's living standards, the lucky money given by adults to children is also rising. It is reported that children receive thousands or tens of thousands of lucky money every year.

In addition to calling on parents to let their children establish the concept of financial management and reasonably control the lucky money, the author believes that during the Spring Festival, adults should give their children lucky money, and the symbolic meaning of the lucky money should be more important than anything else. We should actively advocate a brand-new concept of lucky money in the whole society, and public opinion should promote its formation.

In the traditional concept, lucky money can suppress evil spirits, because "old" and "expensive" are homophonic, and the younger generation can spend the first year safely with lucky money. There are generally two forms of lucky money: one is to weave a colorful rope through the money into the shape of a dragon and put it at the foot of the bed (recorded in Yanjing Year); Another more common form is that the elders wrap the money distributed to their children in red paper.

Nowadays, the distribution of lucky money mostly takes the latter form, but it often changes in practice: when the elders give the younger generation a "profit-making market", they show off and spend a lot of money, but they don't care about the whereabouts of the money; Some people give their leading children "big red envelopes" and pay bribes in disguise; Children compare with each other to see "who receives more lucky money"; What's more, some children actually squandered the lucky money. After receiving the lucky money of 1 10,000 yuan, a "child" in Shenzhen went to the hotel and booked a table of no less than 2,000 yuan to entertain "friends". ...

All these ugliness reflects our misunderstanding of lucky money. Lucky money is not new, and it is rooted in China people's indifference to this traditional culture.

Lucky money is just a "cultural totem" of the traditional Spring Festival. Today, the function of this "cultural totem" should not be synonymous with some people's "income generation", "profit making" and "profligacy". Without this traditional cultural concept, no matter how our parents guide their children to establish the concept of financial management, the disadvantages brought by the "stale lucky money" to children and society will continue to emerge, and eventually become a headache and unsolvable problem. After countless storms, it's time to return the lucky money to its original meaning. Parents should be actively encouraged to allocate lucky money to their children according to their abilities and respect the traditional symbolic meaning of lucky money, instead of blindly pursuing quantity and style. If the economy allows, and you really have the heart, parents may wish to give their children a year-round insurance, a set of high-quality and exquisite books or stationery, a few fitness cards or sports tickets, in addition, only give their children "small change" lucky money ... This will not only prevent their children from abusing the lucky money, but also make their children's future more quality and security. Why not?

During the Spring Festival, lucky money is flooding. We really have no right or right to interfere with how much lucky money everyone should give, because it is a personal right and freedom. However, in order to "save" our children, prevent the disadvantages brought by some lucky money and purify this deformed "market" of lucky money, I think every parent has the responsibility to take the lead.

Let's look forward to * * *: lucky money, back to the symbolic era! Heilongjiang Daily Deng Jing

Spiritual lucky money-lucky money words and books.

"You don't have to spend money when you are old." With the rising tide of lucky money, more and more people put forward other more meaningful ways to replace it, which can not only express their concern for their elders, but also avoid the negative impact of lucky money. Some new tricks have also appeared this year. Many parents and elders have changed to give their children "New Year's books", and many parents have chosen a series of books as New Year's gifts to avoid the lucky money. Buying books is not only helpful for children's study, but also contains their own expectations for children.

In addition to lucky money, "lucky money" has also become the "darling" of the online "lucky money" debate, and many people speak on the forum to advocate "lucky money". Some people say that "speech" has an object, and the process of speech is also a process of exchange of ideas and learning. During the Spring Festival, parents, relatives and friends talk with their children, recalling the past, looking forward to the future and offering hope. Can money replace it?

In addition, "speech" is the spirit, money is the material, and it is advocated to change the customs during the New Year. If you use your spirit to "suppress old age", your taste will improve and it will be convenient to "say goodbye" to some stereotypes. The value of "money" is limited, and the meaning of "words" is far-reaching. After some serious words, children can benefit from enlightenment ... In fact, the measure of "suppressing words" was already practiced several years ago. When the "lucky money" is used up, it is gone. However, if you press it, you have placed the hopes and wishes of your elders, which are unforgettable and can be preserved for a long time. It is a spiritual wealth for children. China Economic Net

The management plan of "lucky money" has made the lucky money "pressed" some new ideas.

Xinhuanet Beijing, February 18 (Reporter Li Wenchuan) For children, the Spring Festival is undoubtedly a lively and exciting festival of the year. However, because lucky money is easy to come by, some children are extravagant and reckless, and many children waste their "lucky money" in vain. What worries parents even more is that children have begun to learn to "compete for money" and compare with each other. All kinds of phenomena remind us that "lucky money" has hidden dangers, and improper handling will bring a series of educational problems.

For children's "lucky money" income, some parents adopt a "confiscation" policy and leave nothing, "for fear that children will spend money indiscriminately"; Some parents, in order to "take care of their children's emotions", bring most of them into the "home", leaving only a small part for their children to control freely; In order to "cultivate children's independence", some parents give their children full freedom and let them control the money completely independently.

How to correctly guide children to use "lucky money"? Many children's education experts point out that it is a good way to make a management plan for "lucky money".

Paying tuition is a small change. It is the practice of most families to save "lucky money" as tuition for next semester. For less affluent families, children should be taught to do so. As for the rest, you can keep your daily expenses.

In order to supervise children's expenses, parents can also suggest their children to set up account books and teach them to do budgeting and accounting. For example, before the new semester comes, help children make a list of what they have learned in life and study, make an estimate of the prices of these things and compare them with their "savings". If the budget exceeds the limit, let the children decide to cut it themselves.

In this way, children can also learn how parents arrange their income and expenses reasonably and learn how to make budget and financial decisions. Moreover, record every expense every day and settle it at the end of each month. This practice can not only reduce the financial burden of parents, but also cultivate children's spirit of self-reliance and family responsibility, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

Save money in the bank and learn to manage money. It is the easiest way to deposit "lucky money" in the bank. Some parents have already discussed with their children, and they have been saving money in the bank for college tuition since primary school. If the child has gone to middle school, parents can also give him the money from the bank and let him take care of himself and be a consultant.

It is worth mentioning that parents may also teach their children the ways, types, interest rates and interest calculation of bank savings, or encourage their children to open automatic deposit accounts in banks, buy ceremonial time deposit certificates and apply for credit cards. The purpose of this is to let children know some financial knowledge from an early age and help them become "financial experts".

Buy insurance and offer love. Buying insurance for children with "lucky money" is an increasingly fashionable choice. It is understood that various insurance companies have designed various types of insurance such as "children's insurance", "further education insurance" and "children's accidental injury insurance" according to the growth needs of children. Parents can buy one-time insurance according to the amount of "lucky money", or they can buy insurance donated every year in installments.

Many parents believe that buying insurance for their children with "lucky money" will add a guarantee to their future lives and is another kind of care for their children.

In addition, parents can also guide their children to use money to help others, such as subsidizing disabled people and people with poor families, donating love, and letting children learn to care for others from an early age. Of course, "lucky money" has many uses, such as ordering newspapers and periodicals for children, buying computers, attending training classes and so on. Help children broaden their horizons and increase their knowledge.

Children's education experts pointed out that no matter which scheme you choose, you should pay attention to the objective conditions such as children's age and family economic status, and the subjective needs such as children's ideals and hobbies.

In short, the "lucky money" should not be spent piecemeal in daily life, but should be used well, and the concept of financial management should be used to increase the value, so that children can constantly understand the meaning of money and the ways to increase the value in this fun-filled financial investment activity, so as to avoid letting children go astray, and at the same time let this family wealth play its maximum role.

Hong Kong people's Chinese New Year customs: full boxes, red envelopes and reunion dinners.

Xinhuanet Hong Kong, February 17 (Reporter Zhang Yashi) Put flowers, paste Spring Festival couplets and prepare a reunion dinner ... Hong Kong people began to celebrate the Spring Festival as early as a week before the Spring Festival.

There is a saying in Hong Kong that "you have to wash clothes at the age of 28". Before the first day of the first month, every household should do a "cleaning", tidy up the house and hang up new decorations, which means saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new. New Year's flowers are also essential for home decoration. This year, not only oranges and peach blossoms, which symbolize good luck, are still selling well, but also emerging orchids are becoming more and more popular with the public.

When you decorate your home, you must arrange food. When guests go home to pay a New Year call, the host will present a "full box" with exquisite appearance and rich content after making fragrant tea. The so-called "full box" is a box used to hold Chinese New Year snacks, which is generally round and symbolizes harmony.

The whole box is divided into several squares. Everyone usually puts melon seeds in the middle grid, and other grids put snacks at will. According to the custom of Hong Kong people, guests will be invited to taste melon seeds first. They described the action of catching melon seeds as "grabbing money", which means increasing wealth in the new year.

Congratulations on getting rich! Bring Li (red envelope)! It is the most frequently heard sentence during the Spring Festival. During the Spring Festival, everything needs to be replaced with new ones, and the coins in the red envelopes are no exception. Therefore, before the Spring Festival every year, the banks are crowded with people who change new banknotes. With the booming economy, many Hong Kong people said that they would be more generous when sealing red envelopes than last year.

Hong Kong people attach great importance to the New Year's Eve dinner, which is called "reunion dinner". Whenever the Spring Festival approaches, Sheung Wan, which is famous for selling ginseng and seafood on Hong Kong Island, is bound to be crowded with people preparing for the New Year's Eve dinner. After a hard year, everyone is willing to spend more money and buy some sea cucumbers and scallops. And cook something delicious to share with your family on New Year's Eve. Of course, many people nowadays, especially the younger generation, like to have a reunion dinner in a restaurant outside, mainly because it is convenient and convenient.

Change the custom of giving out red envelopes.

During the Chinese New Year, the elders give red envelopes to the younger generation, which has profound implications. This is not only the custom and tradition of China people, but also expresses the strong desire of elders in the new year, that is, to seek good luck and hope that everything will be smooth, happy and rich in the new year; But also expressed the care of the elders for the younger generation, hoping that they will work and study smoothly, be safe and happy in the new year.

Therefore, some people used to call red envelopes "lucky money". At the same time, for our younger generation, receiving red envelopes not only brings us many surprises, but more importantly, it is a good opportunity to infect traditional culture. So I don't think the custom of giving red envelopes can be abolished, but passed down from generation to generation and carried forward. However, in order to reduce the economic burden of adults and elders, I have some suggestions for discussion:

1. Regarding the forms of red envelopes, artists and businesses should be encouraged to design more novel types for China people to choose from. In addition to printing some auspicious words, such as images of "Fu", "Fa", "Wealth" and the zodiac, you can also print some Spring Festival couplets and famous poems and sentences, so that everyone can learn China traditional culture and China knowledge while sending and receiving red envelopes. In addition, some interesting riddles can be printed to increase the atmosphere of the Spring Festival.

Secondly, regarding the content of red envelopes, I think red envelopes should not be "wallets". So you can not only put money in the red envelope (the number can be from two yuan to ten yuan), but also put some other items. It is mentioned in the new TV advertisement that a charity lottery ticket can be placed in the red envelope, which not only gives red envelopes to the younger generation, but also instills in them China's traditional thought of doing good deeds and accumulating virtue. Of course, for some people who collect stamps, telephone cards and fare cards, if they open the red envelope, they will find the stamps, telephone cards or fare cards that they love, miss or have been waiting for for a long time, which will be unimaginable surprises.

Third, promote the distribution of Chinese and western red envelopes. As we all know, we don't give red envelopes at Christmas, but give gifts. So why not print some red envelopes of different sizes during the Spring Festival, so that the elders can also give some gifts to the younger generation. For example, this year is the year of the pig. If you open the red envelope and see a cute chubby toy pig inside, the children will be very happy. Of course, you can also put some gifts that young people usually like to eat, such as school supplies. I believe that the happiness and surprise brought by sending such a red envelope must be no less than the red envelope with money.

Fourthly, finally, regarding the object of giving a red envelope, I think if the content changes, the object of giving a red envelope can also change. This need not be limited to the elders giving red envelopes to the younger generation, but should encourage the younger generation to give red envelopes to the older elders. They have worked hard all their lives, and now they are retired, and there are often no surprises in life. If you give them a big red envelope in the New Year, it will definitely bring them great surprises.

In short, with the changes and progress of the times, I think the custom of giving red envelopes should not only be passed down from generation to generation, but also be carried forward in the form, content and different objects of creation. Hua Jingjing (Source: Comprehensive) (Xinhuanet)