What does the moon mean?

Mi Yue means China folk etiquette, that is, the name of a baby when it is one month old after birth.

Mi Yue is a common saying and local language. The full moon, also known as Mi Yue, is a kind of folk etiquette in China, that is, the name of a baby one month after birth. When a baby is born for one month, it is called a full moon. The custom of celebrating the full moon is called making a full moon, or for the joy of the next moon. Generally, people will worship their ancestors first or treat them to a banquet, and at the same time shave their baby's fetal hair, wishing him a happy life from scratch. Some people expect future children to be filial to their parents and choose to shave their heads on the 24th day after birth.

Shave the baby's fetal hair on the day of the moon, and put a few small stones in the water for shaving. I hope the baby will always be healthy and strong like a hard stone! Put a few copper coins in, hoping that the baby will be rich and prosperous all his life. After shaving, mom or grandma will hold it outside the door, walk around the yard and knock on the ground with bamboo poles, hoping that the baby will grow up safely and enjoy life!

Etiquette and custom in Mi Yue

1, ancestor worship

At the full moon, rich sacrifices such as fried rice and chicken wine are prepared to worship ancestors, and the birth time and names of ancestors' children are told to show protection. In addition to ancestor worship, some families also hold banquets to celebrate.

2. Gifts from other families

On the day of the full moon, the baby's grandmother's family will give gifts to their grandchildren, which are called head and tail. Head and tail is a gift that needs to cover the baby from beginning to end, usually including hat, underwear, shoes and socks and accessories. In addition, more exquisite families will send bananas, red turtles, red candles and other gifts. Baby's parents will give back oil rice, rice cakes, shortcakes and jiaozi. Due to social changes, some newer families no longer use traditional food, but replace traditional cakes with popular western cakes.

3. Good news

Parents usually prepare gifts such as traditional fried rice and red eggs. Fried rice made of rice means reproduction. Red eggs not only symbolize perfection in egg shape, but also carry endless auspicious meanings. Therefore, the food made of eggs is the most important symbol in the February Festival ceremony. Therefore, gifts other than fried rice and red eggs have become the most popular good news gifts for modern people.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Mi Yue.