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Red Envelope for Chinese New Year (Snake)

Red Envelope for Chinese New Year (Snake)

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Red envelopes (紅包) are used to give money on holidays or for other celebrations like weddings or birthdays.  These gifts of money, also known as "lai see" (利是), are usually given in pairs, with the same amount of money, preferably crisp new bills, in each envelope. Envelopes are usually given from older generations to those in younger generations. Read more on Wikipedia.

In 2025, January 29 is the start of the Year of the Snake in the Chinese Zodiac. This card has the Chinese characters for Happy New Year, in either traditional or simplified characters.

Our artist Gemma meticulously drew all the scales on each snake. These envelopes are handmade from a beautiful pearlescent paper, with sparkly gold foil. They fit a Canadian or American bill without folding.

 

 

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