Where does the custom of catching the week appear

The custom of "Chou Chou", also known as "Trial Chou", "Trial Child" and "Chou Yee", is a ceremony held when a child reaches the age of one. This custom is the earliest circulated in the south of the Yangtze River area of a divination signs of sorcery, similar to the lot. The real meaning of "test child" is said to have originated in the Three Kingdoms period. Soon after Sun Quan became the emperor, his son Sun Deng died of illness, and Sun Quan was worried that his remaining sons were making friends with powerful ministers to compete for the throne.

Traditionally, commonly used items include brushes, ink, paper, inkstones, abacuses, coins and books. Of course, ha, now parents, but also according to the current situation, you can choose the appropriate props to catch the week, of course, this is just a symbol of a good moral, and can not really represent anything, right as fun.