First of all, you need to prepare tools for making red envelopes: square colored paper, scissors and glue sticks. Fold the colored paper in half in the middle, but don't align with the edge line, just leave a little distance and stick the two pages together. Fold the bottom edge and stick the two pages together. The bottom two corners are folded inward, the bottom two corners are folded inward, and the top is coated with glue. Put these two pages together. Scissors cut out a semicircle, the other side is folded inward, and scissors cut out a semicircle. Paste the circle, cut out a round colored paper and paste it with glue.

During the Spring Festival, the red envelopes given by elders to the younger generation after 0: 00 on New Year's Eve are called lucky money. Lucky money, also known as lucky money, is unlucky. The ancients used this custom to show that nothing unlucky should happen in the coming year. )。 Lucky money is a traditional custom of Han nationality. Generally speaking, during the countdown to the Chinese New Year, the elders put money in red envelopes for the younger generation.

Lucky money has a good meaning. It is generally believed that it can ward off evil spirits and keep peace. It is said that lucky money can kill evil spirits, and the younger generation can spend the first year safely when they get lucky money. Every Spring Festival, there is a custom of giving red envelopes. In some areas, married people will give red envelopes to unmarried relatives and friends. The habit of giving red envelopes generally exists only between close relatives and friends.

In some areas, New Year's red envelopes are widely distributed. For example, younger neighbors and colleagues who have ordinary friendship can distribute red envelopes, but the amount in such red envelopes is often relatively small, and the size of red envelopes often represents auspicious meanings such as 8 yuan, 18 yuan (to be distributed).