? ? Traditional red envelopes, also called lucky money, are money wrapped in red paper by elders for children during the Lunar New Year. It is said that during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, most lucky money was given to children with red ropes. After the Republic of China, it was wrapped in red paper.

Nowadays, it generally refers to a red paper bag wrapped with money as a gift for celebrations, and also refers to bribing others' money. In Cantonese-speaking area of China, red envelopes are called "giving profits", which are gifts made by putting money in red envelopes.

There are two kinds of red envelopes. One is to weave colored ropes into dragons and put them at the foot of the bed. This record can be found 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 quietly put under the child's pillow by parents when the child falls asleep on New Year's Eve!

Folk believe that giving children lucky money means that when evil spirits or "Nian" hurt children, children can use the money to bribe them and turn evil into good luck. In addition, there is a veritable lucky money, which is given to the elderly by the younger generation. "Years old" means years old, years old and years old, and it is intended to expect the elderly to live a long life.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Red Packet