Exchanging red envelopes, which contain money, is another popular custom that's carried out each Lunar New Year. The envelopes' red color is featured prominently in decorations for the holiday and ...

According to local environmental group Greeners Action, Hongkongers go through 320 million red packets every Lunar New Year – this amount of paper envelopes requires about 16,300 trees.

Qiao explained that the red envelopes traditionally include money. Not so at the Duke event, but she added, “we just thought it would be a nice way for people who aren’t able to go home for Lunar New ...

Image caption, The tiger is a symbol of strength and bravery in China - here, an ornament sits beside an example of the red envelopes which are handed out as a Lunar New Year tradition Another ...

To prepare for Lunar New Year, people clean their homes to “sweep out” the ... People also exchange hóngbāo, or small red envelopes containing money, usually given by the older members of a family to ...

On Lunar New Year Day, families traditionally gather for lunch, often wearing red which is considered a colour that brings luck and prosperity. Children receive red envelopes which contain ...