It's a well-known fact that in the Chinese culture, married people give red packet money to single people during the Chinese New Year. How about people who are divorced? Do they still get red packet money?
2006-07-11 15:59:52 · 5 answers · asked by Ray 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Other - Holidays
usually, no.
the reason why married people give unmarried people red packets is because marriage is seen as a mark of maturity... married people give red packets as a blessing to the "younger" people.
if one was married and divorced, one would still be seen as having been through marriage, i.e. one would be seen as mature. there's no way of reversing one's "maturity level"... like one cannot get younger over the years.
there are, however, special circumstances in which someone might still receive red packets even though that person might be single or more mature than the person giving it. adult children give red packets to their elders to bless them, and also to elders who've not been married before. i.e. its ok to give a red packet to an single/widowed relative. its also ok to give red packets to those in dire financial straits.
2006-07-11 16:09:15 · answer #1 · answered by curi05ity 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I knew a guy in Taiwan who was divorced, and would get some, but he also gave out some to younger singles.
2006-07-11 23:10:18 · answer #2 · answered by mike i 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't think so....you're not considered 'single' after divorced...you're 'divorced'.
2006-07-18 20:16:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't know but that's something to think about
2006-07-11 23:04:20 · answer #4 · answered by cheerchick504 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No..
2006-07-12 01:46:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋