Local customs of one-year-old banquet

The custom of the local one-year-old banquet is to grasp the week.

Grasping the week is a common folk custom, which is usually carried out when the child is one year old. The purpose is to predict the children's future, which includes the good wishes of the elders to the children.

Grasping the Week is a popular custom in East Asian countries, that is, at the children's first birthday party, different kinds of items are placed in front of them for children to grab casually. Generally prepared items include books, coins, coins and other items.

Grasping the week is actually a traditional custom to celebrate the child's first birthday, so the time to grasp the week is generally the day when the child turns one year old. On the day of grabbing the week, parents should give the baby a bath and put on new clothes. In some places, they worship their ancestors and pray for their children to grow up healthily.

It is advisable to choose a spacious place to grab the week, spread cloth on the ground or table, and then put the prepared items. When you are ready, put the baby who has learned to crawl or walk on the cloth and let him grasp things freely.

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The origin of Zhou Zhuan can be traced back to the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. To be exact, Zhou Zhuan was popular in Jiangnan area during the Southern Dynasties, so its origin should be earlier than the Southern Dynasties. According to the folk historical material Biography of the Three Kingdoms, some people think that the time of grasping Zhou can be traced back to the Three Kingdoms period.

According to legend, after the death of Prince Sun Deng, Sun Quan asked his grandson to choose from ivory and rhinoceros horn based on a cloth named Jingyang.

All emperors and grandchildren chose jade and other things, only Sun Hao, the son of Sun He, chose simple books and ribbons, so Sun Quan made Sun He a prince. In the subsequent battle for the throne, the throne changed hands several times. Until Sun Xiu's death, ministers chose an older prince as emperor, and Sun Lihao was elected emperor.

Since then, this method of "testing children" has become popular in Jiangnan area.

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