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The listing, beautiful gold & red chinese gift envelopes has ended.

winner will receive two beautifully embossed gold and red chinese gift envelopes. these are decorated with koi, lotus, and fruit. traditionally used to offer a gift of cash to newlyweds to start them on a path of good luck & prosperity. also used for holidays and special occasions, but use your imagination! approximate dimensions are 3x5 inches.

if you like these please visit my other auctions too, maybe you will find something else you like for free =) thanks for visiting, good luck!

Questions & Comments

They are soo pretty.. I worked in a Chinese restaurant for 4 year. :)

Jul 26th, 2012 at 2:50:51 PM PDT by

welcome back! i'm jealous, you must have had lots of yummy meals there in 4 years

Jul 26th, 2012 at 8:47:54 PM PDT by

yes they treated me like family.. good and bad. lol

Jul 27th, 2012 at 3:36:15 PM PDT by

Jul 27th, 2012 at 10:48:27 PM PDT by

Oooooo nice auction! Those envelopes are lovely.

Jul 29th, 2012 at 9:00:33 PM PDT by

thank you

Jul 29th, 2012 at 9:07:26 PM PDT by

These envelopes were also used for HELL MONEY... The word Hell was introduced to China by Christian missionaries who claimed that non-converted Chinese folks were all "going to Hell" when they died -- and the Chinese, thinking "Hell" was the proper English term for the afterlife, adopted the word. Thus, Hell Bank Notes are simply Afterlife Monetary Offerings or Spirit Money. Thinking when they died, they needed this money to re-establish their new life. The more they had, the more they were wealthy in the "new life"

Jul 31st, 2012 at 5:43:50 AM PDT by

good info. yes, "hell" bank notes were used as offerings to the spirits of the deceased so that they may not want for anything in the afterlife. they resemble real bank notes/currency and usually have really really high denominations.

Jul 31st, 2012 at 6:38:53 PM PDT by

fanned ya back =)

Aug 3rd, 2012 at 1:30:12 PM PDT by

beautiful gold & red chinese gift envelopes is in the Holiday & Seasonal Goods | Other Holiday & Seasonal Items category