lucky money
Auspicious monetary gift
Lucky money refers to cash gifts given during celebrations, especially Chinese New Year and other Asian cultural festivals.
The money is typically presented in red envelopes and symbolizes good fortune, prosperity, and blessings from the giver to the recipient.
Parents and elders traditionally give lucky money to children and unmarried younger relatives, though the practice extends to employees, friends, and service workers during holiday seasons.
The kids couldn't wait to open their lucky money on New Year's Day.
- hongbaoMonetary gift in red
- red envelopeFestive monetary gift wrapper
- red packetMonetary gift envelope
- giftItem given freely
- fortuneWealth or destiny
Lunar New Year · gold coins · red · regional customs · spring festival · cash gift · lion dance · zodiac animals · even numbers · family reunions · elder · dragon dance · married couples · presentation · abundance · lottery · gratitude · crimson
- Chinese cultureConfucianism, Chinese calligraphy, Beijing, Chinese New Year, Daoism
- Lunar New Yearred envelopes, lion dance, dragon dance, firecrackers, lanterns
- red envelopesred envelope, red packet, hongbao, cash gift, gold trim
- money customstipping, gratuity, gratuities, tip jar, splitting the bill
- Tetred envelopes, peach blossom, family reunion, reunion dinner, family altar
- ChinatownChinatown, dim sum, dragon dances, Chinese New Year, lion dances
lucky moneysalary
Fixed periodic employment payment
earnings · income · paycheck · compensation · merit pay
lucky moneyblood money
Payment tied to death
protection money · debt · fine · penalty · ransom
lucky moneyblood money
Payment tied to death
ill-gotten gains · misfortune · financial loss · gambling losses · dirty money
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