🌹🌹🌹，胖友们新年快乐！一年的开始肿么能少得了红包呢！So...我们今天来聊聊红包吧哈哈哈！
Topic1:what is Hongbao?
Topic2:The Significance of Red
Envelopes
Topic3:The Giving of Red Packets
Topic4:Who should I give a red
packet to? And how much
should I put in it?
嘻嘻，再献上红包一沓

Topic one:what is Hongbao?

24'

Red envelopes/packets are money wrapped in red paper given to kids from their parents grandparents and others as New Year gifts. They are called hongbao in Mandarin and lai see in Cantonese. Sending red packets is a well-observed custom at Chinese New Year.
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Topic2:The Significance of Red
Envelopes

38'

Chinese people love the color red and regard red as the symbol of energy happiness and good luck. Sending red packets is a channel for sending good wishes and luck. Actually the significance of red packets is the red paper not the money inside. Wrapping money in red packets is hoped to bring more happiness and blessing to the receivers. Hence it is impolite to open a red packet in front of the person who gives you.

16'

In China the red packet is called yasui qian (压岁钱 /yaa-sway chyen/) which means 'suppressing ghosts money'. Those who receive a red packet are wished another year negotiated safely and peacefully.
🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊
Topic3:The Giving of Red Packets

35'

Those who intend to send red packets prepare them in advance such as after the New Year's Feast as when the bell of a New Year is ringing kids begin to pay New Year visits to greet their elders and then it is customary for the elders to give the kids their red packets immediately. Hongbao can be put under kids’ pillows by their parents if they fall asleep on the New Year’s Eve.
🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁
Topic4：Who should I give a red
packet to? And how much
should I put in it?

103'

Traditionally speaking if you have started earning money it is time to start your experience of giving red packets. Giving a red packet is a way to share your blessings. Generally the amount of money wrapped in the red packets depends on your income.
However there is a custom that if you are not married you need not to send red packets to others. Your close relatives (like your parents and your grandparents) would keep giving you red packets even though you are married which is a symbolism of their love and blessings to you.
* To your elders (especially your parents and grandparents): always 400–2000 yuan
* To the younger generation without income (especially those who are still at school) such as the children of your close friends your relatives and your colleagues: always 50–200 yuan
* To your own children: always 100 yuan to the amount you happy to give
* To your employees: always 100–1000 yuan (always given on the last working day before the Chinese New Year holiday)
* To other children: Prepare some small red packets with 10 yuan or 20 yuan for acquaintances’ children in case you meet them during the Chinese New Year period.
😘😘😘😘😘，红包知识普及完啦！要不要给我点红包呢 😂😂😂
希望各胖友们红包收到手软啊哈哈哈

本节目的素材来自以下网站 😊😊😊
Source is from chinahighlights.com.