In Vietnam, older people give children money in a small red at Tet.
The has a name of its own, and the amount of money is not important.
By the red colour is a wish for a good year, and children the with two hands.
My grandmother always says a few words before she gives it: study well, grow tall, be kind.
In recent years, some families have changed the .
Parents worry that children only count the money and forget the words.
My aunt now puts a book voucher in the of cash.
My cousins were disappointed the first year, however they use the vouchers every month.
I think the will , because it is not really about money.
It is one of the few moments when a whole family says something kind out loud.