Limited Edition Ang Pows / Red Packets

Astro Red Packet

Coca-Cola Red Packet (Front)

Coca-Cola Red Packet (Back)

Complete Set Adorable Collection Red Packet (Front)

Complete Set Adorable Collection Red Packet (Back)

Caria Rina Red Packet

Econsave Store Red Packet

Maybank 4-Occasions Red Packet

Maybank 4-Occasions Red Packet Inner Piece (Front)

Maybank 4-Occasions Red Packet Inner Piece (Back)

TOPS (Year of the Goat) Red Packet - Front

TOPS (Year of the Goat) Red Packet - Back

Red Packets From The Olden Days

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC) Red Packet

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC) Red Packet with God of Prosperity

Public Finance Red Packet

Unique Plastic Red Packets of Unknown Circulated Year

Anonymous Plastic Red Packet

Public Bank Berhad Plastic Red Packet

Drinho Brand Plastic Red Packet

Anonymous Plastic Red Packet (Front)

Anonymous Plastic Red Packet (Back)

Red Packets During The 70's and 80's

Lian Fatt Supermarket with 4 Digits Telephone Number

Tradition

The Tradition of Red Packet

Red packets are usually given to family members and close friends who visited throughout the 15 days of the new year celebrations. It is also a tradition for married couples to give the red packets to unmarried children and young adults in the family. In today's modern society, this rule does not really apply. Many people are now choosing to get married at a later age or not at all. Some couples do set age limits for whom they will give red packets to.

However, age and marital status does not play an important role as the deciding factors today. Employers are rewarding their employees with red packets, people are giving random people that they meet such as the trash collectors and servicing staffs red packets too. It is seen that the tradition has evolved in a different way where people practiced it to show some tokens of appreciation as well.

Origin

The Story Behind Red Packet

The tradition of giving red packets has been practiced for many centuries dated back during the Sung Dynasty. The story behind red packet begins in the village of Chang-Chieu in China. According to traditional beliefs or mythology, a demon had destroyed the village and even the strongest warriors could not slay the demon.

It is believed that a young orphan managed to kill the demon using his enchanted sabre. To express their gratitude, the villagers decided to reward the young orphan with a red pouch that is filled with gold coins. The red pouch was essential for gold coins back then. The red pouch given by the villagers to the young orphan symbolizes further well-being, prosperity and happiness.

As time goes by, the red pouch developed into a paper red packet to fit the paper money that circulates today! Today, the red packet is given to family members as a symbol of wishing them the same well-being, prosperity and happiness that the villagers wanted to wish the boy.