(MENAFN- The Conversation) Red envelopes ... their New Year's bow (sebae). One legend suggests the Korean tradition originates from China. However, unlike the red envelopes used in Chinese ...

hence the red envelopes. It’s estimated that two billion people around the globe celebrate Chinese New Year. In China, many families thoroughly clean their homes days before the Chinese New Year ...

Year of the Snake – the Wood Snake, to be precise. This year the two-week-long Chinese New Year holiday begins on January 29 ...

According to Chinatown residents, gifting red envelopes to younger family members is a key Chinese new year custom. Often, the envelopes contain money and are slept on for a patience-testing seven ...

Red envelopes, known as hongbao in Mandarin, are a cherished cultural tradition in China and many other parts of Asia. In ...