It is japanese tradition to give decorated shugi bukuro envelopes containing gifts of crisp money notes at significant times weddings funerals birthdays new year graduation birth farewell occasions are all times where you would find these envelopes given they are ornately decorated and a beautiful gift to give the decorative pink strand tie shaped like a bouquet of flowers slips off so that you can insert money into the folded thick paper envelope a pre written band saying 8216con