The custom of full moon shaving in southern Fujian

There is a custom of shaving the baby's head after the full moon in southern Fujian. Some Minnan people or people living in Minnan hope to observe the custom of shaving the baby's head after the full moon. However, there are also some parents who have not learned about the relevant customs and want to know more. Let's have a look.

Is there one in southern Fujian? Do a full moon? The custom is to cut the hair at the full moon of the newborn or a few days in advance. Boys choose even-numbered days to shave their heads, and girls choose odd-numbered days to shave the fetal hair on their heads. A newborn's shaved hair can be wrapped in a piece of red paper and then placed on the top of a hammer with a stone, which means that the hair will regenerate on the baby's head.

It is said that newborns need to boil eggs, duck eggs, wind and water before shaving the full moon? Shaving water? Then make a sauce with onion and egg yolk. After the haircut, roll the boiled eggs and duck eggs on the newborn's face and body a few times, which means that the newborn is bodybuilding. Then put the adjusted egg yolk and onion juice on the newborn's head, which means that the newborn is very smart.

This paper only introduces some customs of full moon shaving in southern Fujian. In fact, the custom of shaving the heads of full-moon babies in other southern Fujian areas may be different. So, what is the local custom of shaving? Parents are advised to ask about the specific customs of the local elderly when shaving their newborns.