Traditional Fertility Etiquette

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Traditional Birth Etiquette

Birth is the beginning of life, and birth means the reproduction and inheritance of family lineage.

Families, clans and even society as a whole attach great importance to the birth of a human being.

Annunciation

The birth of a baby is a very important thing, to immediately report to the maternal uncle's family, the gift of annunciation is often a chicken, if the birth of a boy to send a rooster, if the birth of a girl, to send a hen; there are places to send the egg, the odd for the male, the even for the female; Guangdong, Guangxi and other places to send lychee, longan, etc..

The purpose of annunciation is not only to share the joy of having a son with relatives, but also to make it easier for the maternal uncle's family to prepare for the baby's clothes and hats and other daily necessities.

The ceremony is also called "He San Chao", which is a ceremony for families, clans, relatives and friends to celebrate the importation of newborns. In some places, when a baby is born for three days, the host will ask an old woman who is blessed with both life and death to preside over the ceremony of washing the baby's body, and while doing so, recite a blessing song of joy. After the bath, the owner of the food and wine or soup to entertain friends and relatives, commonly known as the "soup cake feast", also known as "eat three Chaojiu", friends and relatives said some of the long life and such auspicious words.

"Wash three" ceremony means the beginning of life and officially recognized by society.

The weekly ceremony

The weekly ceremony is also known as the weekly spit and the weekly age ceremony. At this time, babies can learn to speak and toddle, and are about to enter a new stage of life, so there is a custom of "catching the week to test the spit". On this day, parents to the four treasures, abacus, agricultural tools, scales, scissors, toys, pastries, etc. on the table, to predict the child's future direction. If you catch the four treasures, it is predicted that the child will certainly study; catch the abacus, will certainly be in business; catch the agricultural tools (made of paper) will certainly be plowing and planting; catch the toys, prediction of playfulness; catch the pastries, prediction of good food. However, no matter what they catch, the guests will play on the theme, praising the child clever and clever, the future is boundless, so that the host is happy.

Modern Fertility Etiquette Customs:

Modern fertility etiquette is far less complicated than traditional fertility etiquette. However, a young life coming into the world, after all, is a major event, so for the full moon and the hundredth day still need to hold certain ceremonies. Friends and relatives know that a life croaked, will also carry clothes, food, fruit, toys and other gifts to visit the mother and baby; in the full moon that day, some families will set up a full moon wine, invited friends and relatives to visit, thanks to friends and relatives to send gifts and blessings; in the day of the hundred days, the countryside and even part of the city people are still prevalent in the baby to beat the longevity of the locks, hundreds of rope or bracelets, etc.; in the week-old, grandparents will also send clothes, clothes and to the baby's parents. Grandparents will also send clothes, toys and other gifts.