中国人过年的风俗之一发红包 One of the customs of the Chinese people during the Spring Festival
中国人过年有很多的风俗习惯,其中之一就是发红包。何谓发红包?发红包呢就是家里的老人或者长辈把钱装在一个红色的信封里,然后分发给来拜年的孩子。如果是比较亲近的关系,通常在这个人工作之前都能收到家人的红包。这个钱也叫做压岁钱 (ya sui qian),意味着好运连连。金额通常是几百到几千不等。 那么现在红包的用处更广泛了:上司给下属发红包以示奖励;亲戚朋友结婚送红包,以示祝福; 现在在中国的聊天软件微信里也可以发红包。 不过发红包有时候也会给人造成压力,人们需要斟酌红包里应该放多少钱合适。你觉得呢? Chinese people have many customs during the Spring Festival, one of which is to give red envelopes. What is giving a red envelope? To give a red envelope is to put money in a red envelope by an elderly member of the family and then give it to…
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