Every Lunar New Year, the children in the family are excited to receive red envelopes. Whenever someone visits the house, they eagerly run out and celebrate their birthdays to receive lucky money from adults.
Receiving lucky money brings joy, so sometimes the actions of children are inappropriate, causing the cultural etiquette as well as the meaning of receiving red envelopes to be lost. Therefore, parents need to pay attention and remind their children how to receive red envelopes correctly.
1 Teach children the meaning of red envelopes
Tet is an appropriate time to teach children why they receive lucky money on New Year’s Day, what is the meaning of lucky money, whether it is because they will receive money in red envelopes or it has other significant meanings.
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2 Teach children how to greet and welcome guests during Tet visits
Parents need to instruct their children to be cautious absolutely, not to run to the guests with an expectant look when the guests come to the house. Do not demand a red envelope before greeting the guest. While holding the red envelope, you should receive it with both hands and bow your head to say thank you.
When guests come to the house or the whole family goes to visit, children need to greet and wish Tet to the guests. Parents can teach their children simple and appropriate greetings that are suitable for most people.
In today’s technological era, children are easily influenced by improper greetings that make the person being greeted feel unhappy.
For example: Child wishes for grandparents/uncles/aunts/brothers/sisters a healthy and lucky new year. With these wishes, children will bring joy to everyone’s home.
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3 Teach children to express gratitude when receiving lucky money
Parents need to teach their children how to express gratitude when receiving red envelopes. Polite words of thanks from children will make everyone feel satisfied.
4 Teach children not to ask for additional lucky money
Children usually thoughtlessly ask for additional lucky money from grandparents, which will create an idea about placing emphasis on money. Parents should teach children not to ask for additional lucky money because it is impolite, besides, it also loses the meaning of receiving lucky money on Tet day.
5 Teach children not to open red envelopes in front of guests
Teach children not to open red envelopes in front of guests. This bad action definitely makes guests feel uncomfortable. Parents can tell their children that the money in the envelope is for having luck at the beginning of the year, so the child must not tear the red envelope immediately after receiving it. Instead, children should put it in a piggy bank after returning home to be able to shop for themselves after Tet.
Lucky money is a beautiful cultural feature of Vietnamese people and the meaning of this tradition needs to be passed down by parents to their future generations so that they can understand the Tet red envelope tradition in the most accurate way.
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