What is the joy of a child for a hundred days?

When a woman is pregnant, the Han people usually call it "Youxi".

The second day after the child was born, it was the "Three Dynasties". After a child is born, most of them close their eyes until three dynasties (that is, three days) or after three dynasties. According to the old custom, children should see their father first, then their mother and other relatives and friends to show their eternal filial piety to their parents. At this time, relatives and friends who come to visit often send gifts such as eggs, brown sugar and children's clothes to congratulate them. Among them, the red egg is called "red egg", also called "happy egg", because it is a festive occasion.

The full moon is called "Mi Yue". The old custom is to give children a haircut, commonly known as "shaving their heads", and hold a banquet to celebrate. In some places, the eighth day of the fourth lunar month is designated as the "haircut" day for newborns. Modern Han people regard the child's full moon as a common occurrence, but in some places, rural areas still attach great importance to it, and often invite full moon wine.

One year old is the most solemn day since a child was born. It is an ancient custom to test a child's future when he is one year old. The method is to put a bow and arrow pen for men, a knife, ruler, needle basket for women, all kinds of food and clothes on the table, and let the children do it themselves. The winner is the symbol of their future. Modern Han people generally pay more attention to their children's first birthday. Whether in urban or rural areas, they usually take pictures of their children, make new clothes and eat eggs and noodles to congratulate them. Some families with better economic conditions will also hold birthday parties to entertain relatives and friends. There is also the custom of keeping jiaozi for one year in rural areas in the south of the Yangtze River. This kind of zongzi is wrapped longer than ordinary zongzi, which means that children will grow up soon.

At the age of 20, ancient Han men chose an auspicious day to invite guests, and their father presided over the coronation ceremony in the ancestral temple. "Book of Rites Guan Yi" records: "The ancients crowned it with ceremony and respected it with guests, so they respected it with a crown." The woman/kloc-made a gift when she was 0/5 years old. The annotation of "Yi" in Li Yi's Poetry Soul says: "Yi is a gift for women and a gift for men." The coronation ceremony and the gift ceremony show that this person is an adult and can get married. Recently, these ceremonies are no longer practiced in modern times, but when they reach the age of 20, they often celebrate their birthdays in a grand way. People with better economic conditions hold birthday parties to entertain relatives and friends. People usually prepare tables, eat eggs and noodles, and congratulate the whole family.