The red envelope for marriage

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The red envelope for marriage
May 27, 2007 22:23
GRIZ326 Points: Join Date: Jun 12, 2006 Status: offline	I have been reading Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China. Was the red envelope part of the ceremony of a father agreeing to the marriage of his daughter back then - or is this a new custom?

May 27, 2007 22:26	#1
MAY001 Points: Join Date: Sep 28, 2005 Status: Offline	Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China A novel?

May 27, 2007 22:58	#2
KEVIN0518 Points: Join Date: Mar 13, 2007 Status: Offline	Do you mean 红包 in Chinese? It is not a new custom. Usually there are some amount of money in the red envelope. To give the red envelope to their daughter and son in law means to send their best wishes to them. Red has a special meaning for Chinese. It symbols good luck and happiness.

May 27, 2007 23:01	#3
LEONARDO Points: Join Date: May 21, 2007 Status: Offline	Generally speaking, red color sybolizes hapiness and auspiciousness in China. During the Spring Festivals, the elder are supposed to give a red envelop (with some money inside) to the young, wishing the younger grow healthily and happily. Also, in the wedding ceremony, the red envelop is used quite often.

May 28, 2007 04:17	#4
FAERIEQUEENE Points: Join Date: Aug 8, 2006 Status: Offline	By tradition, 'three letters and six etiquettes' accompany the engagement to marriage ritual. Red enveloppes are very often given in family occasions, not limited to wedding, or whenever one means to give luck

May 28, 2007 19:14	#5
GRIZ326 Points: Join Date: Jun 12, 2006 Status: Offline	No May, it is more of a biography of 3 generations of Chinese women. Jabarootoo suggested it in an earlier thread. It is an interesting look at Chinese culture from the perspective a the youngest woman of those three generations. I am not qualified to judge the historical accuracy of the book.

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