Inside the box, Sunee saw something uncommon. It was a red silk umbrella. She had never seen anything like it! "Shipping a package overseas used to take a lot of time," said Grandmother "Packages traveled by train and ship. It could take many months to get a package from across the ocean. How long did your package take to arrive?"

You'll seem nervous and fidgeting can be a distracting when you try to get something across.

The tradition gradually became something people could do on their own; these days, just saying "fingers crossed" is enough to get the message, well, across.