This was made by me from the bit of knowledge I gathered on the internet. No offense is intended if I have done something incorrectly.
If you're interested, this site had a wealth of information for me (who knew very little to start with). The link is to the information about red pockets. https://chinesenewyear.net/red-pockets/
Yes, I remember when I had Chinese pen-pals, they used to send me a red pocket at this time of year, sometimes with a small denomination of note inside. I found it all very exciting! I was 10 at the time! Lovely photo Kathy.
@kwind Thanks Kim. @jamibann What a great story. I'll bet you were thrilled. Thank you Issi. @s4sayer I agree Margo and thank you. I would have never learned this myself if I wasn't trying to portray Chinese New Year. @olivetreeann Thank you Ann. @pyrrhula Thank you Ferry.
@thewatersphotos Thanks Gary. I started collecting a penny from every year of my life. Remember back in the day there were letters stamped on them depending at which mint they were made. I quit doing this. Couldn't think of a good reason to continue, but kept what I had collected, which worked out well for this photo. @tosee Thank you Tom
@jamibann What a great story. I'll bet you were thrilled. Thank you Issi.
@s4sayer I agree Margo and thank you. I would have never learned this myself if I wasn't trying to portray Chinese New Year. @olivetreeann Thank you Ann.
@pyrrhula Thank you Ferry.
@tosee Thank you Tom