(Lucky Charm) Large Chinese New Year Red Packet Envelope - Gold & Red

In East and Southeast Asian cultures, a red envelope, red packet or red pocket is a monetary gift given during holidays like Chinese New Year or for special occasions such as a wedding, graduation or the birth of a baby. 

Red envelopes 紅包 or hongbao in Mandarin and Lai See (利是, 利市 or 利事) in Cantonese are small red and gold packets containing money given to children, family members, friends and employees as a symbol of good luck. In traditional Chinese culture, the colour red is associated with energy, happiness and good luck. However, many different colour variations in modern red packets exist, including lucky and beautiful colours such as gold, yellow, pink, purple etc)