The happiest thing is to receive lucky money. What is the meaning of lucky money?

Lucky money comes from the folklore of "pressing the precious". It is said that there were two couples who used eight copper coins wrapped in red paper to scare off "adoration" and protect the safety of their children. As a result, during the Chinese New Year, elders will give "money" to help children who are vulnerable to evil spirits to celebrate the Spring Festival safely. After years of evolution, money has become lucky money, and its meaning has gradually changed into a blessing from the elders to the younger generation.

In folklore, there was once a monster called "Chong", which would appear at the bedside of children at the turn of the new year, specifically infringing on the weak and young children.

So on New Year's Eve, parents are always on tenterhooks, trying to protect their children from being infringed by the precious. A couple thought of a way to keep their children from sleeping, so they wrapped some copper coins in red paper for their children to play with. The child has been playing with red paper and copper coins that night, but finally fell asleep. Unexpectedly, that night, when Chong came to the child's bedside, he was scared away by the white light shining from the money in the red paper, and thus "pressing Chong Qian" came into being.

Therefore, every New Year's Eve, the elders in the family will give their children "money for exorcism" to help them avoid exorcism. Over time, "pressing money" has evolved into "lucky money", and this tradition has been passed down to the present.

as we all know, this is just a long-standing legend. "Chong" may just be a monster imagined, and there are many stories, but in this lucky money, the care and blessing of the elders to the younger generation are unchanged, and it also implicates the most sincere feelings between the elders and the younger generation.