Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Traditional stories - 66 things you must buy for your birthday.

66 things you must buy for your birthday.

1. Shoutao: In the traditional culture of China, Shoutao symbolizes longevity and health. When celebrating the 66th birthday, 66 peaches will be prepared as gifts, wishing the birthday girl a long and healthy life. These peaches can be fresh or made into cakes or decorations.

2. Shoumian: Shoumian is a common food in birthday celebrations, representing longevity and lasting good luck. On your 66th birthday, you can cook a bowl of long noodles and make sure that the noodles are intact, which symbolizes the continuation and prosperity of life.

Gao Shou: Gao Shou refers to the cake with the word "longevity". This kind of cake is not only delicious, but also implies a blessing to the birthday girl. Gao Shou is beautifully made, and it will be decorated with various auspicious patterns, such as the birthday girl and the bat, which are symbols of good luck and longevity in the traditional culture of China.

4. Shoujiu: In some areas, people will drink special Shoujiu at birthday parties, which is not only a celebration of life, but also a symbol of health and happiness. Shoujiu takes high-quality liquor as raw material, and sticks a blessing and auspicious pattern on the bottle or jar.

5. Shroud: Although this name sounds related to death, it actually refers to clothes and shrouds specially prepared for celebrating birthdays. They are brightly colored and embroidered with auspicious patterns and words, such as "longevity is like the East China Sea, and longevity is better than the South Mountain" to express good wishes for the birthday girl.