红包是一个装钱的长方形信封,喜庆场合送人。最常见的是过年时,长辈给孩子或晚辈红包。信封的红色表示好运,能去除邪恶,在中古春节赠送的红包叫压岁钱,意思是这钱能压住邪祟,因为“岁”和“祟”同音。其他社交场合,比如结婚,生子,生日,乔迁也送红包。是客人送给主人。无论什么场合红包的钱数一般都是偶数,最流行的尾数是“8”,因为8和发是谐音,意味着发财。aredenvelopeisarectangularenvelopeofmoney,ahappyoccasiontosendpeople.themostcommonistohavethespringfestival,eldersgivechildrenorchildrenredenvelopes.redenvelopesaidgoodluck,cangetridofevil.inthemiddlespringfestivalgiftenvelopespressureoldmoney,meaningthismoneytosuppresstheevilspirit,becauseofthe"old"andhomonymictheword"haunting".othersocialoccasions,suchasmarriage,birth,birthday,housewarmingalsosendredenvelopes.isaguesttothemaster.regardlessofwhatoccasionsaredenvelopemoneynumberiseven,themostpopularmantissais"8",because8andisahomonym,whichmeanstomakeafortune.