中国人过年风俗之一发红包 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 the children who come to pay a New Year visit. If the relationship is close, the person will usually receive red envelopes from family members before getting a job. This money is also called lucky money, which means good luck. The sums usually range from a few hundred to a few thousand.
So now the use of red envelopes is more widely: the boss gives red envelopes to employees as a reward; red envelopes are given to relatives and friends as a blessing when they get married; now it is also possible to give red envelopes on the Chinese chat app WeChat.
But sometimes giving red envelopes can also cause pressure, as people need to decide how much money to put in the envelopes. What do you think?
16 giugno 2020
