Birthday party for 12 year olds

? I had the pleasure of attending a friend's 12 year old boy's birthday party yesterday, and it was still a bit unusual to see such a scene for the first time.

? In my decades of life experience, the most participated in the number of wedding banquets, a variety of grades, a variety of forms, a variety of preoccupations have been. Even a sedan chair wearing ancient costumes have seen.

? Participate in the 12-year-old child's birthday banquet or the first time, that scene, content, host, features also really let me open my eyes.

? I degree a little online information shows that this kind of preoccupation is probably in Hebei, Henan, Shanxi, Shandong and Shaanxi and Inner Mongolia, part of the region, will be in the child's 12th birthday feast, and held "round lock" ceremony. "Round lock" is a local "rite of passage" ceremony, also known as "open lock", is dedicated to the long to 12-year-old child's birthday ceremony.

? The parents of the children attending today are residents of neighboring towns and cities, so the tradition is taken a little more seriously.

? I roughly counted over 10 tables a ****, which isn't a lot, and is in line with the local low-risk area for hosting alcohol.

? A more formal birthday banquets host class to undertake the whole process of this banquet services, the content of the "birthday boy" personal introduction; the host of the blessing words; the child's parents to speak to thank the grandparents, uncles and aunts, classmates, and younger neighborhood siblings to come to congratulate and so on.

? In the middle also invited the "birthday boy" grandparents, grandma and grandpa on the field held a what is called a flower bun "Mo Ding" of the local ceremony, in short, also around the success of developed and so on do some action, say some words of blessing.

? Interspersed with the host of the class "magic" show; students and children of the same age gift, and finally the family cut the cake, given to everyone to share the happiness.

? The whole process was carried out in the light music of Happy Birthday to you. The atmosphere is also very warm. We can see that everyone is very excited, especially the many children who are attracted by the magician who dresses up as a clown and performs all kinds of juggling tricks, and they are having a great time.

? The whole process lasted more than two hours. My deepest impression is that in addition to grandparents, grandma and grandpa, mom and dad to the birthday blessing red envelope, there is also a special ceremony called "dream" "take off" to the peculiar folding art modeling hanging on the " birthday boy" on the neck, to show that the child's Pengcheng belongs to the expectations of all.

? I personally feel that a birthday banquet for the child is nothing, completely symbolizing the family's expectations for the child to grow up to adulthood and success. The fact that it's a big deal to gather like this is not really necessary. If you want to do it, you can do a hiking, visit the animal and plant gardens, watch a movie, or a small recitation contest and so on more meaningful activities to celebrate the child's birthday, rather than this in the form of food and drink on the gift is more meaningful.

? But on the flip side, whatever they do is inseparable from their environment, habits, family and cultural background. Can not say which is right or wrong, as long as people think no harm can be, after all, for their families is also a happy thing, they, as well as friends and relatives happy it!