Japanese Custom I went to my friend's wedding ceremony and reception last Saturday so today, I'm going to write about gift money for bride and groom. We usually present money for them using special envelopes. We call it "Goshugi bukuro". "Goshugi" means celebration ,and "bukuro" usually means bag but this time it means envelope. If it's celebration for immediate family,we usually put 50,000yen in it. In the case of friends we put 30,000yen in it. However people say it's depends on how close you are, and age. I usually present money 30,000 yen to my friends. But when I was a college student, I gave 15,000yen,since money was tight. In the case of over 50's, they might give them more. And we don't usually present money that number is dividable by 2 like 20,000yen or 40,000yen. This is because 2 means separation, so it's not good for bride and groom. Besides regarding 40,000yen,4 means death in Japan. We don't use number 4 especially wedding. We believe the old traditon.