What is the "week" in China traditional culture? What is hidden behind grasping Zhou?

? Grasp the week? It embodies the profound traditional blessing culture in China, represents the bright future of newborns, and is equivalent to a folk culture born and raised in China, with a wide coverage. With the changes and development of thousands of years' history and civilization in China, it has penetrated into people's lives and embodied the life concept and values of our entire Chinese nation. In fact, at the weekly banquet, no matter what the children catch, the guests will say a lot of nice things.

In ancient times, people would write their best wishes on a piece of paper and let the children catch them. Adults predict what kind of person children will become in the future according to the contents of the paper they catch. This custom has been circulating among the people for a long time. This is a ritual to predict the future and temperament when a child is one year old. After the children catch the paper, relatives and friends will send blessings, which is equivalent to the celebration of the first birthday anniversary. Its core is the hope that life will continue and flourish.

Although there is not necessarily the custom of grasping Zhou, there are still traditional birth ceremonies equivalent to grasping Zhou, such as the full moon ceremony and the centennial celebration. Nowadays, parents will take their children to take photos of the centenary celebration on this day to record their growth, hoping that their babies can grow up healthily and happily.

Of course, some rural areas still retain this traditional etiquette. They choose a spacious place, spread a cloth or mat on the floor, clean up the baby, put on new clothes, let the crawling baby put on the ground, let him grab things around him at will, and predict the baby's hobbies and occupations according to this. At this time, the guests who come to watch will also send a big red envelope to the baby to express their love for the child.