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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B8%D8%B1%D9%81_%D8%A3%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%B1_(%D8%AB%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%A9)" title="ظرف أحمر (ثقافة) – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="ظرف أحمر (ثقافة)" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sobre_color%C3%A1u" title="Sobre coloráu – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Sobre coloráu" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bjn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bjn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angpau" title="Angpau – Banjar" lang="bjn" hreflang="bjn" data-title="Angpau" data-language-autonym="Banjar" data-language-local-name="Banjar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Banjar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%82ng-pau" title="Âng-pau – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Âng-pau" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%8Cerven%C3%A1_ob%C3%A1lka" title="Červená obálka – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Červená obálka" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Bao" title="Hong Bao – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Hong Bao" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sobre_rojo" title="Sobre rojo – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Sobre rojo" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%AA_%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%AE" title="پاکت سرخ – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="پاکت سرخ" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enveloppe_rouge" title="Enveloppe rouge – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Enveloppe rouge" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2_%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AB%E0%A4%BC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AB%E0%A4%BC%E0%A4%BE" title="लाल लिफ़ाफ़ा – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="लाल लिफ़ाफ़ा" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angpau" title="Angpau – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Angpau" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%A2%D7%98%D7%A4%D7%94_%D7%90%D7%93%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%94" title="מעטפה אדומה – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="מעטפה אדומה" data-language-autonym="עברית" 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lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Красный конверт" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hongbao" title="Hongbao – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Hongbao" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A6%D1%80%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B0" title="Црвена коверта – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Црвена коверта" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi 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width="250" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Ang_pow.jpg/375px-Ang_pow.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Ang_pow.jpg/500px-Ang_pow.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2272" data-file-height="1704" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Assorted examples of contemporary red envelopes</div></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de;">Chinese name</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Traditional_Chinese_characters" title="Traditional Chinese characters">Traditional Chinese</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh-Hant" style="font-size: 1rem;"><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E7%B4%85%E5%8C%85" class="extiw" title="wikt:紅包">紅包</a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th 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/>𢜠歲</span></span></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de;">Thai name</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Thai_language" title="Thai language">Thai</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Thai-language text"><span lang="th">อั่งเปา</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Thai_General_System_of_Transcription" title="Royal Thai General System of Transcription">RTGS</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Royal Thai General System of Transcription"><i lang="th-Latn">ang pow</i></span></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de;">Japanese name</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Kanji" title="Kanji">Kanji</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja"><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E3%81%8A%E5%B9%B4%E7%8E%89%E8%A2%8B" class="extiw" title="wikt:お年玉袋">お年玉袋</a><br /><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E7%A5%9D%E5%84%80%E8%A2%8B" class="extiw" title="wikt:祝儀袋">祝儀袋</a></span></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox-subbox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="display:inline-table; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: left;color: #202122; background-color: #f9ffbc;">Transcriptions</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Hepburn_romanization" title="Hepburn romanization">Revised Hepburn</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><span style="font-style: normal" lang="ja-Latn">otoshidama-bukuro<br />shūgi-bukuro</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de;">Malay name</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Malay_language" title="Malay language">Malay</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Malay (macrolanguage)-language text"><i lang="ms">angpau</i></span></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de;">Filipino name</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Tagalog_language" title="Tagalog language">Tagalog</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Tagalog-language text"><span lang="tl"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1046610773">.mw-parser-output .script-baybayin{font-family:"Tagalog Stylized","Baybayin Lopez","Tagalog Doctrina 1593","Noto Sans Tagalog","Noto Sans Hanunoo",Code2000}</style><span class="script-baybayin">ᜀᜅ᜔ᜉᜏ᜔</span> / <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1046610773"><span class="script-baybayin">ᜀᜋ᜔ᜉᜏ᜔</span><br /><span title="Tagalog-language romanization"><i lang="tl-Latn">angpao / ampaw</i></span></span></span></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de;">Khmer name</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Khmer_language" title="Khmer language">Khmer</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Khmer-language text"><span lang="km">អាំងប៉ាវ<br /><span title="Khmer-language romanization"><i lang="km-Latn">ăngpav</i></span></span></span></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>A <b>red envelope</b>, <b>red packet</b>, <b>hongbao</b> or <b>ang pau</b> (<a href="/wiki/Traditional_Chinese_characters" title="Traditional Chinese characters">traditional Chinese</a>: <span lang="zh-Hant">紅包</span>; <a href="/wiki/Simplified_Chinese_characters" title="Simplified Chinese characters">simplified Chinese</a>: <span lang="zh-Hans">红包</span>; <a href="/wiki/Pinyin" class="mw-redirect" title="Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <i><span lang="zh-Latn">hóngbāo</span></i>; <a href="/wiki/Pe%CC%8Dh-%C5%8De-j%C4%AB" title="Pe̍h-ōe-jī">Pe̍h-ōe-jī</a>: <i><span lang="nan-Latn">âng-pau</span></i>) is a gift of money given during holidays or for special occasions such as weddings, graduations, and birthdays.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It originated <a href="/wiki/Chinese_culture" title="Chinese culture">in China</a> before spreading across parts of Southeast Asia and other countries with sizable <a href="/wiki/Overseas_Chinese" title="Overseas Chinese">ethnic Chinese populations</a>. </p><p>In the mid-2010s, a digital equivalent to the practice emerged within <a href="/wiki/Messaging_app" class="mw-redirect" title="Messaging app">messaging apps</a> with <a href="/wiki/Mobile_wallet" class="mw-redirect" title="Mobile wallet">mobile wallet</a> systems localized for the <a href="/wiki/Chinese_New_Year" title="Chinese New Year">Chinese New Year</a>, particularity <a href="/wiki/WeChat" title="WeChat">WeChat</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Usage">Usage</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Red_envelope&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Usage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Red envelopes containing cash, known as <i>hongbao</i> in <a href="/wiki/Mandarin_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Mandarin language">Mandarin</a> and <i>laisee</i> in <a href="/wiki/Cantonese" title="Cantonese">Cantonese</a>, are gifts presented at social and family gatherings such as <a href="/wiki/Chinese_marriage" class="mw-redirect" title="Chinese marriage">weddings</a> or holidays such as <a href="/wiki/Chinese_New_Year" title="Chinese New Year">Chinese New Year</a>; they are also gifted to guests as a gesture of hospitality. The <a href="/wiki/Color_in_Chinese_culture" title="Color in Chinese culture">red color</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Envelope" title="Envelope">envelope</a> symbolizes <a href="/wiki/Good_luck" class="mw-redirect" title="Good luck">good luck</a> and wards off <a href="/wiki/Demon" title="Demon">evil spirits</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In Chinese, the red packet is also called "money warding off old age" (<span lang="zh-Hant">壓歲錢</span>; <i><span lang="zh-Latn">yāsuì qián</span></i>) for <a href="/wiki/Chinese_New_Year" title="Chinese New Year">Chinese New Year</a>. </p><p>The act of requesting red packets is normally called <i><span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">tao hongbao</i></span></i> (<a href="/wiki/Traditional_Chinese_characters" title="Traditional Chinese characters">Chinese</a>: <span lang="zh-Hant">討紅包</span>; <a href="/wiki/Pinyin" class="mw-redirect" title="Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <i><span lang="zh-Latn">tǎo hóngbāo</span></i>) or <i><span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">yao lishi</i></span></i> (Chinese: <span lang="zh-Hant">要利是</span>; pinyin: <i><span lang="zh-Latn">yào lìshì</span></i>), and, in the south of China, <i><span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">dou lishi</i></span></i> (Chinese: <span lang="zh-Hant">逗利是</span>; pinyin: <i><span lang="zh-Latn">dòu lìshì</span></i>; Cantonese Yale: <i><span lang="yue-Latn">dauh laih sih</span></i>). Red envelopes are usually given out to the younger generation who are normally in school or unmarried.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The amount of money contained in the envelope usually ends with an even digit, following <a href="/wiki/Numbers_in_Chinese_culture" class="mw-redirect" title="Numbers in Chinese culture">Chinese beliefs</a>; odd-numbered money gifts are traditionally associated with funerals.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An exception exists for the number nine, as the pronunciation of <i>nine</i> (Chinese: <span lang="zh"><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">九</span></span></span>; pinyin: <i><span lang="zh-Latn">jiǔ</span></i>) is <a href="/wiki/Homophonous" class="mw-redirect" title="Homophonous">homophonous</a> to the word <i>long</i> (<span lang="zh">久</span>; <i><span lang="zh-Latn">jiǔ</span></i>), and is the largest single digit.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In some regions of China and among the <a href="/wiki/Overseas_Chinese" title="Overseas Chinese">Chinese diaspora</a>, odd numbers are favored for weddings because they are difficult to divide. One widespread tradition is that money should not be given in fours, or the number four should not appear in the amount, such as in 40, 400, and 444, as the pronunciation of the word <i>four</i> (<span lang="zh-Hant">四</span>; <i><span lang="zh-Latn">sì</span></i>) is similar to the word <i>death</i> (<span lang="zh-Hant">死</span>; <i><span lang="zh-Latn">sǐ</span></i>). When giving money, new bills are favored over old bills. It is common to see long bank queues before Chinese New Year holding people waiting to acquire new bills.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At wedding banquets, the amount offered is usually intended to cover the cost of the attendees as well as signify goodwill to the newlyweds. The amounts given are often recorded in ceremonial ledgers for the new couple to keep. </p><p>In southern China, red envelopes are typically given by the married to the unmarried during Chinese New Year, mostly to children. In northern and southern China, red envelopes are typically given by the elders to those under 25 (30 in most of the three northeastern provinces), regardless of marital status.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The money is usually in the form of notes to make it difficult to judge the amount before opening. In Malaysia it is common to add a coin to the notes, particularly in <i>hongbao</i> given to children, signifying even more luck. </p><p>It is traditional to avoid opening the envelopes in front of the relatives out of courtesy. However, to receive an envelope, the youth <a href="/wiki/Kowtow" title="Kowtow">kowtow</a> to thank their elders. </p><p>During Chinese New Year supervisors or business owners give envelopes to employees. </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/Suzhou" title="Suzhou">Suzhou</a>, children keep the red envelope in their bedroom after receiving it. They believe that putting the red envelope under their bed can protect the children. This action relates to the Chinese "<span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">壓</span></span> <i>yā</i>". Those <i><span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">yasui qian</i></span></i> would not be used until the end of Chinese New Year. They also receive fruit or cake during the celebration.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It is traditional to give an actor a red packet when he or she is to play a dead character, or pose for a picture for an obituary or a grave stone. </p><p>Red packets are also used to deliver payment for favorable service to <a href="/wiki/Lion_dance" title="Lion dance">lion dance</a> performers, religious practitioners, teachers, and doctors. </p><p>Red packets as a form of bribery in China's film industry, were revealed in 2014's <a href="/wiki/Sony_Pictures_Entertainment_hack" class="mw-redirect" title="Sony Pictures Entertainment hack">Sony hack</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Virtual_red_envelopes">Virtual red envelopes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Red_envelope&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Virtual red envelopes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Virtual red envelopes are available on <a href="/wiki/Mobile_payment" title="Mobile payment">mobile payment</a> platforms. During the Chinese New Year holiday in 2014, the <a href="/wiki/Messaging_apps" class="mw-redirect" title="Messaging apps">messaging app</a> <a href="/wiki/WeChat" title="WeChat">WeChat</a> introduced the ability to distribute virtual red envelopes of money to contacts and groups via its <a href="/wiki/WeChat_Pay" title="WeChat Pay">WeChat Pay</a> platform. The launch included an on-air promotion during the <a href="/wiki/CCTV_New_Year%27s_Gala" class="mw-redirect" title="CCTV New Year's Gala">CCTV New Year's Gala</a> — China's most-watched television special — where viewers could win red envelopes as prizes.<sup id="cite_ref-fastco-redpacket_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fastco-redpacket-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>WeChat Pay adoption increased following the launch, and over 32 billion virtual envelopes were sent over the Chinese New Year holiday in 2016 (a tenfold increase over 2015). The feature's popularity spawned imitations from other vendors; a "red envelope war" emerged between WeChat owner <a href="/wiki/Tencent" title="Tencent">Tencent</a> and its historic rival, <a href="/wiki/Alibaba_Group" title="Alibaba Group">Alibaba Group</a>, who added a similar function to its competing messaging service and held similar promotions.<sup id="cite_ref-fastco-redpacket_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fastco-redpacket-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Analysts estimated that over 100 billion digital red envelopes would be sent over the New Year holiday in 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-bbc-virtual_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbc-virtual-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One study reported that this popularization of virtual red packets comes from their contagious feature—users who receive red packets feel obligated to follow.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Red_envelope&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The history of the red packet dates to the <a href="/wiki/Han_dynasty" title="Han dynasty">Han dynasty</a>. People created a type of coin to ward off evil spirits, <span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">"yasheng qian"</i></span> (Chinese: <span lang="zh-Hans">压胜钱</span>; pinyin: <i><span lang="zh-Latn">yāshèng qián</span></i>), which was inscribed with auspicious words, such as "May you live a long and successful life". It was believed to protect people from sickness and death. </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/Tang_dynasty" title="Tang dynasty">Tang dynasty</a>, the Chinese New Year was seen as the beginning of spring, and in addition to congratulations, elders gave money to children to ward off evil spirits. </p><p>After the <a href="/wiki/Song_dynasty" title="Song dynasty">Song</a> and <a href="/wiki/Yuan_dynasty" title="Yuan dynasty">Yuan</a> dynasties, the custom of giving money in the Spring Festival evolved into the custom of giving children lucky money. The elderly would thread coins with a red string. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Ming_dynasty" title="Ming dynasty">Ming</a> and <a href="/wiki/Qing_dynasty" title="Qing dynasty">Qing</a> dynasties featured two kinds of lucky money. One was made of red string and coins, sometimes placed at the foot of the bed in the shape of a dragon. The other was a colorful pouch filled with coins. </p><p>In Qing dynasty, the name "<span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">yāsuì qián</i></span>" (<span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">压岁钱</span></span>) emerged. The book <span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">Qīng Jiā Lù</i></span> (<span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">清嘉录</span></span>) recorded that "elders give children coins threaded together by a red string, the money is called <span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">yasui qian</i></span>."<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_China_(1912%E2%80%931949)" title="Republic of China (1912–1949)">Republic of China (1912–1949)</a> era, it evolved into 100 coins wrapped in red paper, meaning "May you live a hundred years!". Due to the lack of holes in modern-day coins, red envelopes became more prevalent. Later, people adopted banknotes instead of coins.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After the founding of <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">the People's Republic of China</a> in 1949, the custom of the elders giving the younger generation money continued. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_customs">Other customs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Red_envelope&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Other customs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Girls_in_Singapore_selecting_red_envelopes_for_Chinese_New_Year.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Girls_in_Singapore_selecting_red_envelopes_for_Chinese_New_Year.jpg/220px-Girls_in_Singapore_selecting_red_envelopes_for_Chinese_New_Year.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Girls_in_Singapore_selecting_red_envelopes_for_Chinese_New_Year.jpg/330px-Girls_in_Singapore_selecting_red_envelopes_for_Chinese_New_Year.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Girls_in_Singapore_selecting_red_envelopes_for_Chinese_New_Year.jpg/440px-Girls_in_Singapore_selecting_red_envelopes_for_Chinese_New_Year.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6680" data-file-height="4453" /></a><figcaption>Girls in Singapore selecting red envelopes for Chinese New Year</figcaption></figure> <p>Other similar traditions also exist in other countries in Asia. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ethnic_Chinese">Ethnic Chinese</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Red_envelope&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Ethnic Chinese"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand">Thailand</a>, <a href="/wiki/Myanmar" title="Myanmar">Myanmar</a> (Burma), and <a href="/wiki/Cambodia" title="Cambodia">Cambodia</a>, the Chinese diaspora and immigrants introduced the practice of red envelopes. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cambodia">Cambodia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Red_envelope&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Cambodia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In Cambodia, red envelopes are called <i>ang pav</i> or <i>tae ea</i> ("give <i>ang pav</i>"). <i>Ang pav</i> are delivered with best wishes to younger generations. <i>Ang pav</i> is an important gift as a symbol of good luck from the elders. <i>Ang pav</i> can be presented on the day of Chinese New Year or <i>Saen Chen</i>, when relatives gather. The gift is kept as a worship item in or under the pillowcase, or somewhere else, especially near the bed of young while they are sleeping. <i>Ang pav</i> can be either money or a cheque, and more or less according to the donors. </p><p><i>Ang pav</i> are not given to someone in family who has a career, while such a person has to gift their parents and/or their younger children or siblings. </p><p>At weddings, the amount offered is scaled to cover the cost of the attendees as well as help the newlyweds. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Vietnam">Vietnam</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Red_envelope&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Vietnam"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:T%E1%BA%BFt_Greetings.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/T%E1%BA%BFt_Greetings.png/220px-T%E1%BA%BFt_Greetings.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/T%E1%BA%BFt_Greetings.png/330px-T%E1%BA%BFt_Greetings.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/T%E1%BA%BFt_Greetings.png/440px-T%E1%BA%BFt_Greetings.png 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="4000" /></a><figcaption>Tết greetings shown in the Vietnamese alphabet, chữ Hán and chữ Nôm</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/T%E1%BA%BFt#Greetings" title="Tết">Tết § Greetings</a></div> <p>Red envelopes are a traditional part of Vietnamese culture. They are considered to be lucky money and are typically given to children during <a href="/wiki/Vietnamese_New_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="Vietnamese New Year">Vietnamese New Year</a>. They are generally given by elders and adults, where a greeting or offering health and longevity is exchanged. Common greetings include <i>"<span title="Vietnamese-language text"><i lang="vi">Sống lâu trăm tuổi</i></span>"</i> (<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1051880798">.mw-parser-output .vi-nom{font-family:"Han-Nom Gothic","Nom Na Tong","Han-Nom Ming","Han-Nom Minh","HAN NOM A","HAN NOM B","Han-Nom Kai","TH-Khaai-TP0","TH-Khaai-TP2","TH-Khaai-PP0","TH-Khaai-PP2","TH-Sung-PP0","TH-Sung-PP2","TH-Sung-TP0","TH-Sung-TP2","TH-Sy-P0","TH-Sy-P2","TH-Ming-JP0","TH-Ming-JP2","Sun-ExtA","Sun-ExtB","Ming-Lt-HKSCS-UNI-H","Ming-Lt-HKSCS-ExtB","HanaMinA","HanaMinB","HanaMin","MingLiU","MingLiU-ExtB","MingLiU HKSCS","MingLiU HKSCS-ExtB","SimSun","SimSun-ExtB","FZKaiT-Extended","FZKaiT-Extended(SIP)",sans-serif}.mw-parser-output .vi-nom.ext{font-family:"Han-Nom Gothic","Han-Nom Ming","Han-Nom Minh","TH-Khaai-TP2","TH-Khaai-PP2","TH-Sung-PP2","TH-Sung-TP2","TH-Sy-P0","TH-Sy-P2","TH-Ming-JP2","BabelStone Han","Sun-ExtB","MingLiU HKSCS-ExtB","Ming-Lt-HKSCS-ExtB","HanaMinB","Han-Nom Kai",sans-serif}</style><span lang="vi-Hani" class="vi-nom">𤯩𥹰𤾓歲</span>), <i>"<span title="Vietnamese-language text"><i lang="vi">An khang thịnh vượng</i></span>"</i> (<span title="Vietnamese-language text"><span lang="vi-Hant">安康興旺</span></span>), <i>"<span title="Vietnamese-language text"><i lang="vi">Vạn sự như ý</i></span>"</i> (<span title="Vietnamese-language text"><span lang="vi-Hant">萬事如意</span></span>) and <i>"<span title="Vietnamese-language text"><i lang="vi">Sức khỏe dồi dào</i></span>"</i> (<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1051880798"><span lang="vi-Hani" class="vi-nom">飭劸洡𤁠</span>), wishing health and prosperity. The typical name for lucky money is <i>lì xì</i> (<span title="Vietnamese-language text"><span lang="vi-Hant">利市</span></span>) or, less commonly, <i><span title="Vietnamese-language text"><i lang="vi">mừng tuổi</i></span></i> (<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1051880798"><span lang="vi-Hani" class="vi-nom">𢜠歲</span>).<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="South_Korea">South Korea</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Red_envelope&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: South Korea"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea">South Korea</a>, a monetary gift is given to children by their relatives during the New Year period. Bags known as <i>bokjumeoni</i> (<span title="Korean-language text"><span lang="ko">복주머니</span></span>) are used instead of red envelopes. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Japan">Japan</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Red_envelope&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Japan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Monetary gifts called <i><a href="/wiki/Otoshidama" class="mw-redirect" title="Otoshidama">otoshidama</a></i><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">お年玉</span></span>)</span> are given to children during the <a href="/wiki/Japanese_New_Year" title="Japanese New Year">New Year period</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-JapanFoundation_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JapanFoundation-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> White or decorated envelopes<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">お年玉袋</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">otoshidama-bukuro</i></span>)</span> are used instead of red, with the name of the receiver usually written on the front.<sup id="cite_ref-MyNaviWoman2021_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MyNaviWoman2021-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A similar practice, <i><a href="/wiki/Sh%C5%ABgi-bukuro" title="Shūgi-bukuro">shūgi-bukuro</a></i><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">祝儀袋</span></span>)</span>, is observed for Japanese weddings, but the envelope is folded rather than sealed, and decorated with an elaborate bow, called <i><a href="/wiki/Mizuhiki" title="Mizuhiki">mizuhiki</a></i><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">水引</span></span>)</span>.<sup id="cite_ref-MyNaviWedding_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MyNaviWedding-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Philippines">Philippines</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Red_envelope&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Philippines"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chinese_Filipino" class="mw-redirect" title="Chinese Filipino">Chinese Filipinos</a> (known locally as "Filipino-Chinese") exchange red envelopes (termed <i>ang pao</i>) during the <a href="/wiki/Lunar_New_Year" title="Lunar New Year">Lunar New Year</a> or "Chinese New Year". Red envelopes have gained acceptance in the broader Philippine society. Filipinos with no Chinese heritage appropriated the custom for occasions such as birthdays and in giving monetary <i><a href="/wiki/Aguinaldo" class="mw-redirect" title="Aguinaldo">aguinaldo</a></i> during <a href="/wiki/Christmas_in_the_Philippines" title="Christmas in the Philippines">Christmas</a> and <a href="/wiki/New_Year" title="New Year">New Year</a>. Due to the phonetics of most Philippine languages, red envelopes are nowadays more well-known as <i>ampaw</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Green_envelope">Green envelope</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Red_envelope&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Green envelope"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Green_envelope" title="Green envelope">Green envelope</a></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Malays_(ethnic_group)" title="Malays (ethnic group)">Malay</a> Muslims in <a href="/wiki/Malaysia" title="Malaysia">Malaysia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brunei" title="Brunei">Brunei</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Singapore" title="Singapore">Singapore</a> adopted the Chinese custom as part of their <a href="/wiki/Eid_al-Fitr" title="Eid al-Fitr">Eid al-Fitr</a> (<a href="/wiki/Malay_language" title="Malay language">Malay</a>: <i lang="ms"><a href="/wiki/Hari_Raya_Aidilfitri" class="mw-redirect" title="Hari Raya Aidilfitri">Hari Raya Aidilfitri</a></i>) celebrations, Instead of red packets, other colored envelopes are used, most commonly green. Customarily a family gives (usually small) amounts of money in green envelopes, and may send them to friends and family unable to visit. <a href="/wiki/Green#In_religion" title="Green">Green</a> is used for its traditional association with <a href="/wiki/Islam" title="Islam">Islam</a>. The adaptation of the red envelope is based on the Muslim custom of <i><a href="/wiki/Sadaqah" title="Sadaqah">sadaqah</a></i>, or voluntary charity. While present in the <a href="/wiki/Qur%27an" class="mw-redirect" title="Qur'an">Qur'an</a>, <i>sadaqah</i> is less formally established than the sometimes similar practice of <i><a href="/wiki/Zakat" title="Zakat">zakat</a></i>, and in many cultures this takes a form closer to gift-giving and generosity among friends than charity. I.e. no attempt is made to give more to guests "in need", nor is it a religious obligation. Among the <a href="/wiki/Sundanese_people" title="Sundanese people">Sundanese people</a>, a boy who had been recently circumcised is given monetary gifts known as <i>panyecep</i> or <i>uang sunatan</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Purple_envelope">Purple envelope</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Red_envelope&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Purple envelope"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The tradition of <i>ang pao</i> was adopted by local Indian Hindu populations of <a href="/wiki/Indian_Singaporeans" title="Indian Singaporeans">Singapore</a> and <a href="/wiki/Malaysian_Indian" class="mw-redirect" title="Malaysian Indian">Malaysia</a> for <a href="/wiki/Diwali" title="Diwali">Deepavali</a>. They are known as <i>Deepavali ang pow</i> (in Malaysia), <i>purple ang pow</i> or simply <i>ang pow</i> (in Singapore).<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Yellow colored envelopes for Deepavali were give in the past.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Self-published_sources" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability"><span title="This reference citation appears to be to a self-published source. (February 2017)">self-published source</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Red_envelope&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chinese_marriage" class="mw-redirect" title="Chinese marriage">Chinese marriage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chinese_social_relations" title="Chinese social relations">Chinese social relations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Color_in_Chinese_culture" title="Color in Chinese culture">Color in Chinese culture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eidi_(gift)" title="Eidi (gift)">Eidi</a>, Islamic</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gift_economy" title="Gift economy">Gift economy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hell_money" title="Hell money">Hell money</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Red_envelope&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://chinesenewyear.net/red-pockets/">"Red Pockets"</a>. <i>chinesenewyear.net</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200409160124/https://chinesenewyear.net/red-pockets/">Archived</a> from the original on 9 April 2020<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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