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Chinese Gift Packet
The Chinese give gifts of money at Chinese New Year, at weddings and birthdays, the money is usually placed in a red gift packet/envelope decorated with an appropriate symbol, greeting or lucky sign.
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| Instead of presents as in the West, the Chinese give
gifts of money at Chinese New Year, at weddings and
birthdays. The money is usually placed in a red packet/envelope
decorated with an appropriate symbol, greeting or lucky
sign, like the one pictured on the right. |
| To make your own Chinese gift packet you will need: |
a sheet of red paper
scissors
paper glue |
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First, click here for an outline
graphic of the red packet. Print this onto a sheet of red paper,
or if you don't have any red paper print it onto white
paper and colour it in red . Cut out the packet and fold
it along the dotted lines, folding in the direction away
from the printed Chinese characters (if you want to make
your packet particularly nice, you can paint the characters
with gold paint). Straighten the packet out again, and
turn it over so you are looking at the side without the
characters, as in the diagram below. |
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Now fold over flap A and
apply a little glue along its right edge. Fold over flap B and
press it firmly onto the glued edge of flap A .
Apply a little glue to flap C and press
it firmly onto flap B . |
You now have your Chinese gift
packet! Flap D is the flap of the envelope
and a little glue can be applied to seal it- but don't
forget to put your gift money inside first! |
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