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The origin of lucky money: it's money you don't know after all those years

New year's money is a unique traditional custom and culture of our country. On New Year's Eve, parents will give their children new year's money, which is a blessing for children. I hope that children can grow up better and be healthy and happy in the new year.

Introduction to new year's money

New year's money refers to the red envelopes given by the elders to the minors during the Chinese Spring Festival. In the Qing Dynasty, there were only children celebrating the age of the elderly. The elderly and the money, through the use of red, placed in the sleeping place, said 'lucky money'. To the Republic of China, it was also popular to pack 100 copper yuan in red paper to show 'longevity'. After the founding of the people's Republic of China, paper money was used to show blessing.

There is a custom of making new year's money. There are two kinds of lucky money. One is called "lucky money". "Surly" means unlucky, unlucky or unlucky. Children are always the hope and future of adults. Give them money and hope to eliminate evils and keep peace. The other is given to the elderly by the younger generation. The new year's money "year" refers to the age, which is intended to look forward to the longevity of the elderly.

The origin of new year's money

In fact, the custom of making new year's money has been circulating for a long time. The earliest time was called "pressing money". "Si" means unlucky, unlucky and unlucky. Children are always the hope and future of adults. Give them money and hope to eliminate evils and keep peace.

In the ancient Central Plains, new year's money was also called "New Year's money" and "New Year's money", which means the same, but with different names.

In ancient times, it was a kind of small copper coin imitated from the outside and the inside. It used a red belt to go through the money hole, made a Chinese Ruyi knot, and tied with a red spike. It can be worn on the body to avoid evil. Adults use colored silk thread to go through the holes of copper coins and string them into the shape of a dragon. When the child is asleep, put the money at the foot of the child's bed or beside the child's pillow.

It's said that all the sneaky and evil things come out at night, and 'suppressing money' can stop nightmares for a year.

After the development of Han, Tang, song, yuan, Ming, Qing and Republic of China, pressing money has gradually become this kind of paper money. The new paper money with serial numbers has become pressing money, which contains the good hope of the elders for the younger generation's "good luck, good luck and good luck". This custom has continued until now.

The legend of lucky money

In a word, it comes from the ancient "shock". It is said that there was a fierce animal called "Nian" in ancient times. Every 365 days, it would come out and hurt people, animals and crops. When children are afraid, adults use the sound of burning bamboo to drive away the "year", and comfort children with food, which is called "crushing shock".

As time went on, it became money instead of food. In the Song Dynasty, there was "shock money". According to historical records, Wang Shaozi, Nanxin, was rescued by the emperor's chariot because he was carried away by a bad man and screamed on the way. Emperor Shenzong of Song Dynasty gave him the money to suppress the panic. Later, it developed into 'lucky money'.

Another is that it first appeared in the court of Tang Dynasty, when there was a trend of loose money in the palace. Wang Renyu said in the bequest of Kaiyuan Tianbao: in the year of Tianbao, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty, the concubines of the inner court, each in spring, accompanied by three or five people to throw money for the play. 'Wang Jian wrote in the Palace poem:' the makeup powder of the night is not tomorrow, and the flower tree edge of Zhaoyang is always set up.

In spring, when people fight white, money is scattered in the Treasury. From "throwing money for play" in spring to "dispersing money" and then developing to "giving money to wash children". According to Sima Guang's "Zizhitongjian", when Princess Yang gave birth to a child, "Xuanzong relatives regarded it as a gift to the concubine to wash her children" and used it to exorcise evil spirits. In song and Yuan Dynasties, a kind of folk custom was formed. It is combined with the Spring Festival on the first day of the first lunar month to form the early 'lucky money'. But at that time, there was no currency in circulation, only a kind of special 'lucky money'.

New year's money is a traditional folk custom in our country. It is a blessing when we are on New Year's Eve. It's a talisman that elders give to children and a kind of respect for elders. It's not particularly important to have more money and less money. It's important not to let this custom change its flavor.