Every Lunar New Year, it’s a tradition in Chinese and other Southeast Asian societies to gift a red packet or envelope — called hóngbāo in Mandarin — filled with a monetary gift.

Many families often pick up the red envelopes at a Chinese grocery store. But "Lucky Money" envelopes could be found last week at Party City, too, where a bag of eight red envelopes was $1.99.

There are Bob the Builder red envelopes and Snoopy red envelopes. “When I was young, we all looked forward to Chinese New Year because we wanted to count our money,” Wong-Avery fondly recalls.

Offer red envelopes of money Called hongbao in Mandarin, or lai see in Cantonese, these little red packets stuffed with cash are given to children, family, friends and employees during the Chinese ...

Red envelopes, or lai see, can be tricky to understand when you cannot read the Chinese on them – which is why one Chinese-Canadian decided to create envelopes with fresh, modern designs.

Fear’: Those lucky red envelopes for the Lunar New Year yield much more than cash Cal State Los Angeles student Kenny Chang, 18, looks over red envelopes used for the Lunar New Year at the Tak ...

Ideally, they are aiming for August 8, or 8/8, as the number is extremely lucky in Chinese numerology. ... and surrounded by red envelopes (also seen during Chinese New Year) for prosperity.

'Lucky' red envelopes are popular across Hong Kong and China Chinese people would rather receive bank transfers than traditional red envelopes filled with cash, it's reported. More than half of ...

TheWrap breaks down all of the Asian customs from “Bling Empire” below (warning, major spoilers ahead): Chinese/Lunar New Year (Episode 1) Anna Shay and Christine Chiu wear lucky red during ...