Bangkok Bank stocked up on red envelopes for Lunar New Year
Bangkok Bank has prepared red “ang pao” envelopes for customers to fill with money and give to friends and associates for Chinese New Year.
The envelopes are decorated with images of auspicious magpies, which signify good fortune. In traditional Chinese belief, hearing a magpie singing meant that good luck was on the way.
The envelopes also carry the Chinese character “fu”, representing “happiness” and “luck”, and the Mandarin phrase “Gong he xin xi”, meaning “Best wishes for New Year”.
