NIPPON Kichi - 日本吉

2007/1/31

ぽち袋 Pochi-bukuro Pochi-bukuro (envelopes for New Year's gift money)

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Pochi-bukuro is a small envelope in which to place New Year's gift money. The envelopes are also called “Otoshidama-bukuro.” These are a kind of small-typed Noshi-bukuro (a traditional Japanese wrapper used to give money as a gift). The term “pochi” is said to have come from “pochitto” in Kansai dialect or “kore-ppocchi” Kanto dialect, both of which mean “very little.” This type of envelope was originally used when one gave a gift money to a Geisha or Geigi. As the amount was usually small, an envelope came to be used instead of kaishi paper to prevent the money from dropping off. Since the middle of the Showa period, Pochi-bukuro has been used for New Year’s gift money and come in many patterns such as paintings of congratulatory figures. At the present, anime characters are most favored by children.

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