New Year Mini Theatre — Red Envelopes
Children: Daozhang-gege, Happy New Year! Xiao-Hua-gege, Happy New Year! Wishing peace daozhang-gege and Xiao-Hua-gege peace and prosperity year after year, success in all matters!
Children: Daozhang-gege, we brought you rice cake. My mother says eating this brings you more luck year after year*1! / There’s also my puqi candy! Daozhang-gege, Happy New Year!
XL: Thank you. Here, these are some red envelopes*2 for you all. Keep it safe now*3.
Children: Thank you, gege! / Wow, I have it as well?
XL: Alright, now go play!
Children: Okay! Daozhang-gege, we’re going to set some firecrackers off! / I want to go buy some tanghulu*4 first! / I want some too!
HC: (sigh) They’re finally gone.
XL: Here. Xiao-Hua’s red envelope.
HC: Gege knows I’m not a kid anymore.
HC: If you gave it to me, then it’s mine.
*1 高 (high; tall) and 糕 (cake) are homophones, so we eat rice cake to symbolise “higher” yield of luck/success in the coming year, or well-wishes (particularly for children) to grow taller/stronger.
*2 Red envelopes are usually only given by adults who are married. Hualian are married <3
*3 压岁钱 [yā suì qián] means “money to suppress Sui (demon).” The legend goes that a demon named Sui (age; time; year) came to terrorise children while they slept. Putting coins in red pockets under their pillows scared the demon away. From then on, giving red envelopes became a way to keep children safe and bring good luck.
*4 糖葫芦 traditionally is a snack made of Chinese hawthorn coated with malt sugar, skewered on a bamboo stick. Now, it’s made with all kinds of fresh fruits.
HAPPY NEW YEAR GUYS!!!!! (i didn't earn many red envelopes this year 💔 am i growing too old 🥀)
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