12/25/2023 0 Comments Red envelope in vietnamese![]() It is a small amount of money that can bring good fortune to the upcoming year. According to a dictionary published by the Vietnamese Institution of Linguistics, “li xi” means “Giving money to children to welcome the new age on the first day of Lunar New Year”. “Li xi” occupies an indispensable part in Vietnam’s customs of Tet Festival, especially with children, as they will remember the fondest memories about Tet as the beginning of a wonderful year. Good news quickly spread out all over the country, and from that time on, Vietnamese have had the tradition of giving small children lucky money in red envelope on the first day of Lunar New Year. Later, when Tuy came, the coins sparkled and drove it away. Parents covered those coins in red cloth and placed under a child’s pillow. Photo some Deities while once stopping by a village had turned themselves into gold coins. ![]() Thus, the whole family had to stay awake all night to protect the children from the ogre. However, on New Year’s Eve, as the deities had to gather together at the Heavens, Tuy would appear, rubbing small children’ head to make them burst into loud wails and get high fever. While being kept inside the tree and controlled by deities, they always tried to escape and harmed people. Once upon a time, living in a huge peach blossom tree in the East Sea were all evil spirits on Earth. ![]() The convention of giving “li xi” has its roots in the folklore about the ogre called Tuy. It is “li xi” (Southernly called) or "tien mung tuoi" (Northernly called)- or lucky money, a traditional custom which is very popular not only in Vietnam but also in other Asian societies. ![]() What are those envelopes and is there anything inside? The answer is quite simple. Visiting Vietnam on the very first days of Lunar New Year, tourists may feel curious when seeing children are extremely happy and excited about receiving tiny red envelopes from adults. ![]()
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