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Ang Pau (红包) or Red Packet is a monetary gift given during holidays or for special occasions such as a wedding, a graduation, or the birth of a baby. Although the red envelope was popularised by Chinese traditions, other cultures also share similar traditional customs. The red packet is also called 压岁钱 (money that can suppress the demon) when given to children during Chinese New Year. This term, however, is now understood as “money given to children by their elders”.

Before stepping out of the house to visit relatives or friends this Lunar New Year, bring a pair of Mandarin Oranges (柑) with you. A traditional gift during Chinese New Year is the exchanging of a pair of mandarin oranges and the giving of red packet containing an even amount of money. Unmarried adults and children receive these red packets from married family members and friends in exchange of wishing them good health and fortune.

Pineapples are called “ong lai” in Hokkien and Cantonese, which literally translates to 旺来 or “fortune come”, hence their popularity during the CNY celebrations. It is considered lucky to have them during Chinese New Year and giving Pineapple Tarts (黄梨塔) as gifts symbolises good fortune and luck.

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I’m really glad that everyone is all collectively mourning Colin’s childhood with Laszlo… but… I’m pretty certain that he does remember and is just intentionally doing this to fed on Laszlo. Like, I do like Colin but this is his go to move

so… are the scars in the shape of autopsy incisions?

like that would make so much sense, bringing them back from the dead only to have them marked with the symbol of the death they couldn’t accept. I think that Brennan described a “y” shape at one point, which is the shape used to open up a body cavity for autopsy

i really need someone to tell me im not crazy

I love him💖

in fucking tears rn

He looks like he’s gonna kill me… and I would let him

Daniel Brühl for Tapas Magazine 2015

lantern launch for loi krathong at the temple of wat chai mongkol in thaliand’s chiang mai, and nearby mae jo university. the festival is celebrated every year on the full moon of the twelfth month of the thai lunar calendar, which falls this year on november 6. it is believed these illuminated lanterns, or khom loy, send a person’s bad luck and misfortune away into the air. 

photos by (click pic) sukree sukplang, nanut bovorn, chattakan kosol, felix hug, paul brown, greg goodman, pansiri pikunkaew

soup

Good soup

I’m falling down a rabbit hole…

I'm a simple man: I see Daniel Brühl and I hit reblog

while i do love watching old sci-fi and horror, it really does feel fifty fifty on either “omg this is the best thing ever, why is no one talking about it?” or “ah, this is the worst thing ever, i get why no one is talking about it”.

like i’ll be watching one thinking “this is actually relatively progressive for the time” the all of a sudden there’s a blatant disregard for women’s autonomy and/or consent.

i think more filmmakers should recreate old sci-fi, but like, not racist or sexist. ooo, and make it gay!