The Chinese New Year, also known as the Lunar New Year ... and cultural customs like giving red envelopes (hongbao) filled with money for good luck. People clean their homes, as a symbolic ...

DBS saw a twofold increase in customers using e-gifting for Chinese New Year money – via online transfers or e-hongbao, where recipients scan a QR code included in a physical red packet ...

Lunar New Year, often called the Spring Festival or Chinese New Year, is the most important holiday in China and many other Asian communities. It is an annual 15-day festival that begins with the ...

Chinese Lunar New Year ... great vigour. Hongbao is a lucky red envelope. It is stuffed with cash and gifted to friends and family. It symbolises good wishes and luck for the year ahead.

This is also why hongbao amounts during Chinese New Year and weddings alike are carefully calibrated and recorded so as to ensure that reciprocity is harmonised, and no one is “spoiling the ...

Chinese New Year 2025 begins on January ... Children and single adults are blessed with red envelopes (Hongbao) that are loaded with cash. New Year’s Day To ward off evil spirits, fireworks ...

Whether you’re a parent setting aside your child’s hongbao for their future or looking to grow your own wealth, making investing a yearly habit can lead to significant long-term gains. So this Chinese ...

Several countries celebrate their new year based ... known as ang pao or hongbao, for the little ones. Greetings and well wishes are exchanged, including the more common Chinese-language phrases ...

SINGAPORE – Cue the clashing cymbals and rhythmic beating of barrel drums – Chinese New Year is nigh. In preparation for the festivities, many in Singapore have gone through the yearly ritual ...

Chinese New Year is also known as the Spring Festival ... to ward off evil spirits and bring good luck. Red Envelopes (Hongbao): Children and young people are given money in red envelopes to ...

SINGAPORE – Expect to have a lighter wallet this Chinese New Year as the trend of electronic hongbao continues to grow. More Singaporeans have been using digital hongbao instead of physical red ...