Lai see

My parents would give me a red envelope, it’s some money in the envelope.

Chinese New Year is upon us and that means red packets need to be given (and received!). Our kids might be eagerly anticipating their lai see, but as

Red envelopes, called hong bao in Mandarin and lai see in Cantonese, are a traditional way in Chinese culture for giving money to others. The color red represents energy, happiness, and good luck; therefore wrapping money in these red packets symbolizes wishing happiness and blessings to the recipient. Though red envelopes are often associated with

Lean the significance of red envelopes is during Chinese New Year and other special occasions.

Gave out these Snoopy lai see red envelopes to the kids at the birthday party since the event coincided with the first weekend of Chinese New Year.

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Before my much-needed break from work came to an end, Johnny and I ventured out over an hour to Lam Tsuen. Located, well, in the middle of nowhere, Lam Tsuen is comprised of 23 traditional Chinese villages. While this area would normally never be frequented by visitors, during Chinese New Year people flock here by the bus loads. So just why do people even bother making the trek to this remote village? To see a tree. Actually, it’s two trees. The banyan tree pictured above is one of two of…

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𝐀 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐢 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 ✨🇻🇳 . Thank you for travelling with us on this 𝗜𝗡-𝗗𝗘𝗣𝗧𝗛 𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗧𝗡𝗔𝗠 𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗗𝗬 𝗧𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝟭𝟵 𝗗𝗔𝗬𝗦 ❤️❤️❤️ . - 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: Hanoi - Cat Ba Island - Lan Ha Bay - Hoa Binh - Mai Chau - Son La - Lai Chau - Sapa Town - Hanoi. . - 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲: 27 May - 14 June 2024. . 👉 Let's see all the beautiful memories that we have made together. . =========== . 💥 There are many…