Money Tree.

@rakski (133717)
Philippines
January 18, 2025 9:24pm CST
Money Tree I think is an important symbolism with Chinese that is said to bring good fortune and wealth. And since Chinese New Year will be celebrated soon, you can see a lot of decorations at the malls. The red is an important color for them as well and they usually give red envelope in important occasions and events. The red envelope contains money inside of it.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (347422)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Jan
Our Singaporean friends taught about the red envelopes.
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rakski
@rakski (133717)
• Philippines
19 Jan
yes, it is very common
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Rimps
@Rimps85 (2278)
• India
19 Jan
how cool it would have been, if there was actually a tree that would give us money...
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@DaddyEvil (142481)
• United States
19 Jan
What? There are trees in the US that give money every Fall. We pick up Black Walnuts and Hickory nuts and sell them to vendors who sell the nutmeats and earn their living for the next year from them. I picked up truck loads of walnuts and hickory nuts when I was young and sold them for spending money.
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rakski
@rakski (133717)
• Philippines
19 Jan
@DaddyEvil that is awesome!! But what is hickory nuts?
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rakski
@rakski (133717)
• Philippines
19 Jan
oh yes, that will be cool and good for all
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Michele
@Aquitaine24 (11858)
• San Jose, California
23 Jan
yes, I have seen this at local malls
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rakski
@rakski (133717)
• Philippines
23 Jan
nice!
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@pitsipeahie (5080)
•
19 Jan
Oh yeah and not to mention all the lucky charms, good luck charms and other 'fortune attracting' ornaments or 'fortune enhancers' from bracelets, necklaces, rings, to buddhas and frogs, lucky coins etc. Name them, you got 'em! They're all over even foods!!
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rakski
@rakski (133717)
• Philippines
19 Jan
Oh yes, so true
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jaishankar
@Shivram59 (39362)
• India
19 Jan
Thanks for the new information. I didn't know about this.
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rakski
@rakski (133717)
• Philippines
19 Jan
Welcome
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rakski
@rakski (133717)
• Philippines
20 Jan
@Shivram59 I'm better
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jaishankar
@Shivram59 (39362)
• India
20 Jan
@rakski Hope you are fine now.
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ekta vohra
@ekta54 (1365)
• Delhi, India
19 Jan
I really don't know about the red envelope
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rakski
@rakski (133717)
• Philippines
19 Jan
it is a Chinese tradition and culture to give red envelopes with cash inside in their special ocassion
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ShannyBananny
@shaggin (73975)
• United States
19 Jan
Wow the one you shared in your photo is gorgeous! I’ve never seen a tree like this. Looks like a lot of symbolic things for your culture in that tree.
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rakski
@rakski (133717)
• Philippines
19 Jan
It's not actually my culture per se since I'm not Chinese but many of them live here so we adapted to their celebration and culture as well
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snowy
@snowy22315 (185946)
• United States
19 Jan
That is gorgeous!
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rakski
@rakski (133717)
• Philippines
19 Jan
It is
Always smiling
@allknowing (141625)
• India
19 Jan
I am new to all this.
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rakski
@rakski (133717)
• Philippines
20 Jan
On the 29th of January by Chinese calendar it will be their New Year.
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@DaddyEvil (142481)
• United States
19 Jan
I've read about the Chinese New Year and have a few Chinese friends here in the US and on myLot. I hope the New Year goes well for all of them!
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rakski
@rakski (133717)
• Philippines
19 Jan
I hope so too!
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