Why do we have to give gifts when visiting during the Chinese New Year?

The most important festival for Chinese people is coming soon. This is a day for people all over the country to celebrate. Visiting during the Spring Festival is essential, but it has troubled me for a long time. Why do I have to visit during the Spring Festival? I can understand you when you say, "I usually don't have time to keep in touch, but during the Spring Festival, I can keep in touch with each other properly." I understand when you say, "If relatives don't move around, they will get separated. They have to move around." I also understand, but I really don't understand "taking advantage of the opportunity." I’m going to visit (aunt, uncle, etc.) during the holidays. Why do I have to wait until the holidays? It’s okay during the holidays. Maybe it’s because my own affairs are not important, so I don’t visit often.

But then again. , China is a society of human relations, there are certain things that must be done, visits are indispensable, and red envelopes and gifts have become standard during the New Year.

I have seen a true story before, about a young couple living in Chongqing. Before the Chinese New Year, they were thinking about gifts and red envelopes, and the two of them also paid great attention to customs. The red envelopes also tried to avoid the homophony of "4". Of course, they were not superstitious. Both parents received red envelopes of 600 yuan, nephews and nieces received 500 yuan, and grandfather It’s basically 200 yuan for grandma, grandpa, aunt, etc. “The two of them calculated that the red envelope would be tens of thousands of yuan.

The young couple also mortgaged a house without any renovations. They also saved more than 30,000 that year and planned to renovate the house in the new year. As a result, it was the Spring Festival and there was no year-end bonus, so they had to use their savings. .

My husband said, "My parents have many brothers and sisters, and some of them have been visiting us years ago. From the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month to the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month, my aunt, aunt, and aunt take turns inviting me to dinner."

In the couple’s Spring Festival gift-giving plan, their parents had too many siblings and had no intention of giving them gifts. Instead of encountering embarrassment, they stayed at home during the Spring Festival days.

But I escaped from this side, but not from my wife. The children came to say "New Year greetings" and the 100 yuan was gone.

In fact, it is really impossible to give gifts and red envelopes evenly, so the young couple hid, for fear that the gifts would be uneven and offend others. If they gave them all, tens of thousands of dollars would not be enough.

It is also true that it is sad. Moreover, there are really many things to do during the Chinese New Year, so you must prepare in advance for giving gifts and red envelopes.

Let’s talk about our family. I don’t know if everyone is like this. Every time the New Year is over, there will be a lot of things left, many of which are useless. However, our family also spends money to give away a lot of things. Things have made a lot of contributions to supermarkets... and it takes 5 months to completely eliminate the inventory during the Spring Festival.

This year I have to go to my girlfriend’s house. She has too many children, and etiquette is very important there. In order to show my friendliness and to make the children and adults like me, I gave me a bunch of gifts. It seems to be indispensable. I prepared clothes for the younger children, toys, candies, etc. for the older children. Some also prepared some red envelopes, all stuffed with 100 yuan. There are also elders over there. I heard from my girlfriend that his uncles like all kinds of pastries, so I prepared some pastry gift boxes.

My parents also told me that when I buy a gift, I must tear off the tag and don’t put the receipt inside. It’s a good reminder, otherwise I would really forget it.

Actually, I think it’s the most important thing.

As for my brothers and sisters here, they don’t really care about what they buy when they visit, they just bring some fruits or something. I bought a head and neck massager for my parents because my parents have poor sleep quality and this thing is very helpful for sleeping.

Giving gifts and red envelopes during the New Year, to put it bluntly, is to maintain relationships, and there are some benefits. Whoever you buy a gift for will think of you. At critical moments, these "small favors" may be It really doesn’t take much to help you.

It is said that it was not easy in the past, but in fact life is not easy now either. Many people go home once a year to be filial and want to do a good job with all their strength. They will not confide their suffering to anyone, despite the pressure. Everyone wants to make their relatives and friends happy. But when giving gifts, just give them what you mean, don't take it too seriously, and don't embarrass yourself.