Red envelopes have played     1     important part in Chinese New Year for as long as anyone can remember. So what’s the story behind the red envelopes during Chinese New Year?

One popular story     2     (date) back to the Qin Dynasty, when the elderly would thread coins onto a red string. This money     3     (call) yasui qian in Chinese, meaning “ money protecting oneself from evil spirits ” , and was believed to protect elder people from sickness and     4     (die). As the printing press became more common, the yasui qian was replaced     5     red envelopes.

Another legend tells of a village     6     a demon (恶魔)would terrorize children at night. It was believed that the demon would touch the children’s heads while they were asleep,     7     (cause) serious illness. From there, a theory emerged that when they prayed, the god would send eight fairies to protect the child. The fairies would disguise(伪装)     8     (they) as eight coins and hide under the child’s pillow. When the demon got close, the coins would begin to shine very     9     (bright) , blinding the demon. Word began to spread and the villagers started giving red envelopes     10     (fill) with coins to each other to put under their pillows at night. As time passed, red envelopes became a way to bring good luck and prosperity to the receiver.