Chinese New Year Money Envelopes

They are traditionally given to wish a healthy and happy new year.

Chinese new year money envelopes.

It is a traditional way to wish good luck and share blessings. But red envelopes are not limited to chinese new year. 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. Chinese new year is a red envelope season.

At some companies workers may also receive a year end cash bonus tucked inside a red envelope. 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. 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. It is a chinese new year gift with money stuffed into red paper to kids.

Lunar new year is around the corner this year falling on february 5. 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. Chinese new year 2020 is the year of the rat and falls on january 25th. Today s chinese new year printables are red money envelopes which have been updated for the year of the rat.