The custom of maternal discharge in Jimo, Shandong Province

Send red eggs and hold a full moon banquet before leaving the hospital.

1. Give away red eggs before discharge: This is the custom in Jimo, Shandong Province. Before the parturient leaves the hospital, the family will prepare some red eggs, wrap them in red paper and give them to relatives and friends who come to visit the parturient. Red represents auspiciousness and happiness, symbolizes the birth of a new life, and wishes the parturient recovery.

2. Hold a full moon banquet: In Jimo area, the full moon is an important festival and a day for babies to celebrate the birth of the full moon. Therefore, after the parturient leaves the hospital, a full moon banquet will be held to invite relatives and friends to celebrate.