How old is a big birthday?

Daishou, generally refers to the birthday of fifty years of age or older at ten, that is, from sixty onwards is a big birthday.

The birthday and the big birthday is also different, although now the per capita life expectancy is longer, but for the ancient people fifty years old, more than half a hundred years old can be over the birthday. Now over the big life generally refers to over sixty, ? Seventy years old, eighty years old such a big life. In China, one jiazi is 60 years old, so it is called a big birthday when one starts to be 60 years old. The rest of the years that are not rounded up are called a birthday.

Some traditional customs for celebrating a birthday

Families that are better off have a birthday party where friends and relatives come to give gifts and to celebrate the birthday.

Usually, the children and grandchildren worship the gods and ancestors on the day of the birthday, and make birthday wine. On the eve of the birthday, the children and grandchildren invited friends and relatives to drink, friends and relatives are to send birthday gifts, gifts of clothing, birthday noodles, birthday peach. Speaking of etiquette of the family birthday peach is an essential gift. This peach, in fact, is made of flour peach-shaped steamed bread. After eating birthday wine, neighbors can share the birthday noodles and peaches.

The foodstuffs in Shou include: Shou Cake, Shou Peach, Shou Noodle and Shou Cake. The symbolism of the birthday gift is obvious; birthday cake "cake" and "high" resonance. It means that the longevity star is highly respected; the "peach" of longevity cake harmonizes with "Tao", which means that the longevity star will be happy in her old age. It means that the birthday girl is happy and joyful in her old age, and at the same time, it is a metaphor for the Peach Festival, which is as long-lived as the Queen Mother. People who come to wish the longevity of the family, friends, neighbors, usually have to bring gifts, but the main gift is the son-in-law's family to send. After the birthday ceremony, people began to eat birthday wine. After the banquet, the host will also distribute birthday cakes to guests and neighbors, birthday cake.