Wednesday 2 February 2011

Happy Chinese New Year 2011




  Happy Chinese New Year 


sùk-săn wan dtrùd-jiin (สุขสันต์วันตรุษจีน)

or

sùk-săn wan bpii mài jiin (สุขสันต์วันปีใหม่จีน)



I'm sure that you will think of these red envelopes!!





  àng-bpao 

red envelope
(อั่งเปา)



* It is also called "dtáe-ia" (แต๊ะเอีย) among Chinese-Thai.

Red envelopes are mainly presented at social and family gatherings such as weddings or on holidays such as the Lunar New Year. The red color of the envelope symbolizes good luck and is supposed to ward off evil spirits.

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