red packets
Lunar New Year gifts
Red packets are small red envelopes containing money, given as gifts in Chinese and other East Asian cultures during holidays, weddings, and special occasions.
The red color symbolizes good luck and prosperity.
Also called red envelopes or by the Cantonese *lai see* or Mandarin *hongbao*: The children collected red packets at the Lunar New Year gathering.
Folded paper enclosure
- Lunar New YearFestival marking moon-calendar's beginning
- Spring FestivalLunar new year celebration
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
ritual · elders · family · blessing · etiquette · exchange · courtesy · honor
Ready spending funds
- moneyCurrency for transactions
- giftItem given freely
- generosityReadiness to give freely
- kindnessConsiderate, caring disposition
benevolence · graciousness · sharing · recipient · giver · amount · denomination · token
Chance affecting outcomes
- prosperityGood fortune, success
- wealthAbundance of valuable resources
- auspiciousIndicating future success
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
good wishes · abundance · fortune · success · affluence · riches · thriving · flourish
envelope
Folded paper enclosure
- Lunar New YearFestival marking moon-calendar's beginning
- Spring FestivalLunar new year celebration
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
ceremony · ritual · elders · family · blessing · etiquette · exchange · courtesy · honor · respect
cash
Ready spending funds
- moneyCurrency for transactions
- giftItem given freely
- generosityReadiness to give freely
kindness · benevolence · graciousness · sharing · recipient · giver · amount · denomination · token · gesture
luck
Chance affecting outcomes
- prosperityGood fortune, success
- wealthAbundance of valuable resources
- auspiciousIndicating future success
blessing · good wishes · abundance · fortune · success · affluence · riches · thriving · flourish · well-being
festival
Organized public celebration
- fireworksExplosive light displays
- lanternsEnclosed portable light sources
- reunion dinnerMeal when separated gather
feast · gathering · banquet · fiesta · merriment · jubilee · pageant · fair · holiday · Diwali
- Lunar New Yearlion dance, dragon dance, firecrackers, lanterns, dumplings
- Chinese folk religionfolk religion, folk beliefs, ancestral worship, Chinese temples, joss sticks
- South ChinaGuangdong, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Macau
red packetsbirthday cards
Written wishes for celebrations
sympathy cards · greeting cards · Christmas cards · gift vouchers · gift cards
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