Open main menu
Home
Random
Recent changes
Special pages
Community portal
Preferences
About Wikipedia
Disclaimers
Incubator escapee wiki
Search
User menu
Talk
Dark mode
Contributions
Create account
Log in
Editing
Red envelope
(section)
Warning:
You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you
log in
or
create an account
, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.
Anti-spam check. Do
not
fill this in!
===Green envelope=== {{Main|Green envelope}} [[Malays (ethnic group)|Malay]] Muslims in [[Malaysia]], [[Brunei]], [[Indonesia]], and [[Singapore]] adopted the Chinese custom as part of their [[Eid al-Fitr]] ({{Langx|ms|[[Hari Raya Aidilfitri]]}}) celebrations, but instead of red packets other colored envelopes are used, most commonly green. Customarily a family gives (usually small) amounts of money in green envelopes, and may send them to friends and family unable to visit. [[Green#In religion|Green]] is used for its traditional association with [[Islam]]. The adaptation of the red envelope is based on the Muslim custom of ''[[sadaqah]]'', or voluntary charity. While present in the [[Qur'an]], ''sadaqah'' is less formally established than the sometimes similar practice of ''[[zakat]]'', and in many cultures this takes a form closer to gift-giving and generosity among friends than charity. I.e. no attempt is made to give more to guests "in need", nor is it a religious obligation. Among the [[Sundanese people]], a boy who had been recently circumcised is given monetary gifts known as ''panyecep'' or ''uang sunatan''.
Edit summary
(Briefly describe your changes)
By publishing changes, you agree to the
Terms of Use
, and you irrevocably agree to release your contribution under the
CC BY-SA 4.0 License
and the
GFDL
. You agree that a hyperlink or URL is sufficient attribution under the Creative Commons license.
Cancel
Editing help
(opens in new window)