What is the custom of "shaving" in Thailand?

In Thailand, when the baby is just three months old, parents will shave the hair around the baby's head and leave a bun in the middle. It may be that the baby's head is thin, and accidents may occur when it is completely shaved. Leaving a bun can play a protective role. When the bun is long enough to be braided, it will be braided and dangled in front of the face to make the child look more lively and lovely. The beauty of the child lies in how to dress the bun well.

Generally, when children reach the specified age, that is, girls 1 1 years old and boys 13 years old, they are considered to have entered puberty and formally shaved their heads. First, choose the auspicious day of the zodiac, arrange the place for the shaving ceremony, and prepare the pot with holy water, paper money, Bermuda grass, etc. Prepare another plate with scraper and scissors in it; I also want to invite monks to eat lent and recite scriptures.

On the morning of the haircut ceremony, the invited monks came to eat lent. After the fast, they will sit in front of the monk and listen to the scriptures with their beautifully dressed children. After the monk read some auspicious and blessed scriptures, the tonsure ceremony began. The order of shaving the bun is this: the most respected old man shaves a pinch first, then the family representative shaves a pinch, and the parents shave another pinch. After shaving, put paper money, silver coins and Bermuda grass into the bun. At this point, three shots were fired to show congratulations. The rest of the unfinished hair will be given to the barber for shaving. Finally, the holy water brought by the monk was sprinkled on the child, and the shaving ceremony was over.

When the monk returns to the temple, he will entertain the guests who came to attend the shaving ceremony. In ancient times, people were asked to tell stories to their guests at midnight. Nowadays, the haircut ceremony has basically become a holiday activity.