Why should I give my children lucky money for the New Year?

"lucky money" should be called "winning money" at the earliest. In China, witchcraft is the oldest medical skill in China, and "aversion to victory" is to subdue and suppress all bad guys or monsters through the curse in witchcraft.

Let's talk about money again. In ancient China, copper coins not only existed as currency, but also could be used to ward off evil spirits. For example, children will wear bracelets made of copper coins on their hands; Taoist priests use copper coins to string together a sword, which is more powerful than peach wooden swords. There are many reasons for this influence, but in the final analysis, there are only two:

First, there is the title of emperor on copper coins, and the emperor is full of dragon spirit. Copper coins carry dragon money, and copper coins are metal. This metal is inherently hostile (presumably from the sword), so it can disperse evil spirits.

Second, as a currency, copper coins are liquid. You can use them, and I can use them. The hands of millions of people are all yang, while the ghosts and gods in our country are all yin and yang, which are being used to ward off evil spirits.

In China's myths and legends, not only people will celebrate New Year's Eve, but also monsters will celebrate the holidays. Probably, once the management of these monsters is loosened by the immortals, these monsters will also want to open their eyes and see the world. ), one of the favorite strollers in the Spring Festival is Chong. Most people can't afford the jewelry of the town house, so they put these copper coins with dragon patterns and belligerence on their children's pillows to keep them safe.

The earliest lucky money in China was in the Han Dynasty. At that time, it was called money aversion. It is engraved with auspicious animals and some auspicious words, but it is not used as currency and is not popular among the people.

In the Tang Dynasty, there was no such habit among the people, and unofficial history and the official history were rarely recorded. It was not until the Song Dynasty that the lucky money really began to enter the homes of ordinary people.

In the Song Dynasty, children received lucky money from official families during the Spring Festival. The rich man hangs a rope around his neck at the beginning of the New Year's Eve (which is terrible), which means that the baby should live long and live to 120 years old.

With the per capita income level at that time in the Song Dynasty, it should not be difficult for each family to give their children a full 120, which was prepared at home. Go to other people's homes to pay New Year greetings, according to age, five years old and five articles, six years old and six articles. At that time, lucky money was called lucky money, which was given according to your age.

A joke is recorded in the History of Zen Lantern compiled by Daoyuan, a monk in the Northern Song Dynasty. It is probably said that the wife of a government official goes to the temple to worship Buddha every New Year and gives money to all monks. Just like our current red envelope, a monk said that I am one level higher than ordinary monks, similar to big monks and saints, so I need one more. The woman said, what is the age of the saint? The holy monk was speechless. It means a penny a year. If you want another one, you have to double your age.

Although it was a joke, it proved that the annual money was not used to suppress evil worship, but a kind of lucky money, lottery, profit and red envelope. Although there is still the saying of avoiding evil spirits, it is no longer important.

Probably because no one has seen Chong, Chong has never harmed anyone, and people will not suppress it.