The implication of New Year's money is to ward off evil spirits and ghosts, and to bless peace. The origin of New Year's Coins is that the existing literature records that New Year's Coins first appeared in the Han Dynasty. The earliest New Year's Coin is also called Yasheng Coin, or Da Yasheng Coin. This kind of money is not the currency in circulation on the market, but is a kind of anti evil product specially cast into the shape of a coin for wearing and enjoying.
The custom meaning of New Year's money:
The New Year's money is distributed by the elders to the younger generation. After the New Year's dinner, the elders should distribute the prepared New Year's money to the younger generation. It is said that New Year's money can suppress evil. Younger generation can live through the year safely after getting it.
Some parents put New Year's money under their pillows after their children fall asleep at night, which reflects the care and respect of the elders for the younger generation. It is a folk activity integrating family ethical relations.
New Year's money in folk culture means to ward off evil spirits, and bless peace. The original purpose of New Year's Money is to suppress evil and exorcise evil spirits. Because people think that children are vulnerable to sneaky attacks, they use New Year's Money to suppress evil spirits.