What are the rules for giving red envelopes on New Year's Eve?

Every year on New Year's Day, visiting friends and relatives is certainly inevitable. You go to someone's home to pay tribute to the New Year, the other side will also come to your home to pay tribute to the New Year. In many places to pay tribute to the New Year is to give red envelopes, and to give red envelopes also have a lot of attention, not haphazardly to give, different identities to the red envelopes are not the same.

01, elders to the younger generation of red packets

Elders to the younger generation of red packets is the most common form of red packets during the New Year. Elders to the younger generation red packets, if the younger generation has become an adult, with a certain financial management ability, then the elders are generally speaking directly to the younger generation red packets. If the age of the younger generation is relatively small, the appearance of 3, 4 years old, or a child, then the elders are generally the red envelope to the parents of the younger generation. Because the child is too young may lose this money or spend it frivolously.

When I was a kid, the elders said they were giving me the red packet but basically gave it directly to my mom and wouldn't go through me. Then my mom pulled me and the other side to say thank you, and told me that this new year's money she helped me to save, later for me to marry a wife with. Later grew up, went to high school, college, the family elders to give red envelopes are directly to me, and then let me and my parents to convey, "the child has grown up, as the elders do not have a lot of money, just mean", say a few words of courtesy.

02, the late generation to the elders red envelope

The late generation to the elders red envelope is filial piety, in general, the money given is not red envelope (some places believe that the late generation to the elders wallet red envelope is a kind of disrespect for each other's behavior). In the process of giving money, the younger generation should first chat with the elders, pleasantries, to express the past to the elders care of their own gratitude, now want to do a filial piety, and then smooth the money into the elders' pockets.

When I was in school, people gave me money. Now that I'm working, I'm honoring my parents, grandparents, and grandma and grandpa, and I'm expressing myself appropriately on New Year's holidays. Although adults may not want our money eventually, but this duty oneself still need to fulfill.

03, the closeness of the relationship is different, the size of the red envelope is not the same

The red envelope is basically a good relationship, close to the relationship will give a little more, and then the feelings of the general public will be given a little less. Some people may say we need to be even-handed, but I think it's only right to differentiate the red packets to reflect the closeness of the relationship. If everyone is the same, then it is also an injustice to those who are close to you.

At the same time, I would like to make one more point here, that is, when we face a special situation, the red envelope is given differently. For example, if you give a red packet to your nephew-in-law or daughter-in-law for the first time, then you definitely need to pack a big red packet, and you can't follow the old rules anymore.

But in any case, to give the red envelope is just a way to express their feelings, to do what they can, do not compare.