There are two kinds of red envelopes, one is made of colored ropes and placed at the foot of the bed, and the other is placed at the foot of the bed. This record can be found in Yanjing Chronicle. 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.
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Evolution history of red envelopes in the Spring Festival
1, red string of money
According to legend, the earliest lucky money appeared in the Han dynasty, also known as winning money or winning money. This kind of money is not a common currency circulating in the market, but a coin-shaped exorcism product specially cast for wearing and appreciating. After the Song and Yuan Dynasties, the first day of the first month replaced beginning of spring as the Spring Festival. The custom of giving money in spring has evolved into the custom of giving children lucky money. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, most of the lucky money was given to children with red ropes.
2. Red paper wrapped in money
Red paper-sealed currency appeared in the Tang Dynasty. At that time, hand-woven cloth bags were used as covers, which were only used by the court and officials. People use red paper to wrap a note full of blessing words, which means auspiciousness and give it to relatives and friends as a token of their hearts. After the Republic of China, the red rope used by the people evolved into red paper or red envelopes, which were used to wrap lucky money for the adults. Different amounts of lucky money have different meanings, for example, one hundred copper coins symbolize "long life"; An ocean symbolizes "abundant financial resources and millions of profits"
3. Electronic wallet
This is the first time that the bank has launched the business of sending "electronic red-envelope". Without the consent of the other party, the giver can send a large red envelope of up to 5000 yuan to the other party's account, and there is nothing to see. By the Spring Festival of 20 14, "WeChat Red Packet" became popular overnight. A few dollars or even a few cents of "red envelopes" have narrowed the interpersonal distance in the joy of asking for and distributing each other, and also injected new fashion into social networks for the traditional "sending and receiving red envelopes". "electronic red-envelope" has become a new favorite, and various social media have responded to learning and created various red envelope games.