Recently, the discussion about New Year's money has become more and more heated on social platforms.
Many young people are complaining that their New Year's money is increasing year by year, which puts a lot of pressure on their economy.
For example, there is a 27-year-old lady who needs to pay 600 yuan for each of her seven children and five children from her husband's side, for a total of 7,200 yuan. She said that some people don't have so many year-end bonuses.
In some areas, the amount of New Year's money has become quite high. There are reports that the starting price of children's red envelopes in some places is 1,000 yuan, and some netizens even sent out red envelopes of 17,000 yuan during the Spring Festival. Much of this phenomenon is due to comparison and vanity.
Many people think that the amount of New Year's money seems to have become the only criterion for measuring family and friendship, and it has become a contradiction in the hearts of many people if they give less and are afraid of being discussed.
It is worth noting that the traditional meaning of New Year's money is to convey the meaning of loving the elders and the young, and the blessing of reunion. It originated in the Han Dynasty and was originally a specially minted "tired money" that was only used for wearing and playing and could not be circulated. In the Tang Dynasty, real money began to be given in the court, but not during the Spring Festival, but on the day of the beginning of spring. Since the Song Dynasty, this custom has been introduced to the people and eventually became a tradition of the Spring Festival.
Regarding the problem of New Year's money, experts suggest that relevant departments can introduce advocacy norms to guide the public to send New Year's money reasonably, emphasizing that New Year's money "does not taste", so as to reduce the pressure caused by comparison and waste.