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[quote=IBAUSSIE,278475]I was there for chinese new year 7th feb 2008.What and awesome time to be in China and experience the culture. I had read about the giving of red envelopes to children and friends.Each envelope containing money of varying amounts. The special envelopes were on sale everywhere and every womans purse or mans pocket contained a pack ,ready to be deployed.Myself included.

On the appropriate day,whenever one met friends,or family a flurry of red envelopes would take place.Not one time during the whole day did i see anyone" kowtow "to another. Children to their parents accepted the envelope with both hands and a bow .
It was such a wonderful custom to be part of. I bowed,as a sign of respect,while recieving my envelopes with both hands from my Chinese mother and father.I noticed the reciever bowed or lowered the head as a sign of respect on all occasions. I thought it was only for the older ones or elders to give to the younger ones,but was advised to give to envelopes to those older than oneself as well. Hence mother and father were given envelopes by me as well as other members of the family.

It is such a wonderful thing,the giving.Chinese feasts are popular at this time of year and when envelopes were given,people excused them selves,to use the toilet or some other excuse,only to return and give envelopes to the previos giver.Awesome.
Still no" kowtow."[/quote]

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