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Lucky Money

壓歲錢

It is the money given to kids from their parents andg randparents as New Year gift.

這是孩子們的父母和祖父母給他們作為春節禮物的錢。

The money is believed to bring good luck, ward off monsters; hence the name "lucky money".

壓歲錢據說能帶來好運，能驅魔；因此，就有了“壓歲錢”的稱呼。

Parents and grandparents first put money in small,especially-made red envelopes and give the red envelopes to their kids after the New Year's Feast or when they come to visit them on the New Year.

父母和祖父母先把錢放入特制的小紅包里，年夜飯后或當孩子們來拜年時，將紅包發給他們。

They choose to put the money in red envelopes because Chinese people think red is a lucky color.

他們之所以要把錢放到紅包里，是因為中國人認為紅色是個幸運色。

They want to give their children both lucky money and lucky color.

他們想給自己孩子既有壓歲錢還有幸運色。