SYDNEY Paul George Thunder Jersey , Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Australians find that giving cash instead of buying presents to younger family members is more welcomed on special occasions.
In China, giving young family members cash enclosed in a red envelope during the Spring Festival is a time-honored tradition. As Chinese New Year is more popular in Australia, the giving of cash to younger family members is not a unique Chinese custom -- Australian parents, grandparents, uncles and aunts also give cash to younger family members as a way of showing their love on special occasions such as birthday and Christmas.
May Colbourne Patrick Patterson Thunder Jersey , a 72-year-old Australian woman living in Sydney, has always given her grandchildren money as Christmas presents and the amount of money depends on each child's age.
Like many women her age, Colbourne inserts the money in a Christmas card.
"I give money depending on their age, for example Cynthia was turning 12, so I gave her 12 dollars. I have always done this with all my eight grandchildren Kyle Singler Thunder Jersey ," she said.
Colbourne spent some time choosing the right card, then put the money inside the