Birth custom

Pregnancy, Han-called "good news. "

The next day a child is born to do "three dynasties. " After the child is born, most closed his eyes, always until to the three dynasties open eyes . According to old customs, the child opened his eyes to look his father at first, looking his mother, and then look at other relatives and friends, to show always obey their parents. Time to visit friends and relatives are often gifts eggs, brown sugar, baby clothes and other gifts congratulations. Which eggs dyed red, known as "red egg", as is the congratulation, it is also known as "happy eggs ".

Full moon, called "Full Moon. " Old customs to give the child reasonable haircut, commonly known as "barber, " a feast to celebrate. Some local regulations  eighth day of the newborn "barber"days. Han treatment on the full moon of the modern child has been treated as common, but some places on rural areas more pay attention and often have to ask the full moon wine.

Years of age, a child from birth has been the most solemn day. Ancient custom, the child years of age the day to test their future.pen and paper bow and arrow set is male, women were knife-foot needle baskets, and a variety of food, clothing on the table, let the children self-obtain, to take in the future is good. The age of modern Han Chinese generally more attention to children, whether urban or rural areas, children are generally required to take pictures and make new clothes, eat the egg noodles to express congratulations. Families with better economic conditions also do some birthday wine, in honor of relatives and friends. There are packages in rural south dumplings age customs. The dumplings  packet length than usual, meaning kids are grown up.

Ancient Chinese man to 20 years old, choose an auspicious date, please guests, presided over by his father in the ancestral temple in the crown ceremony. "Book of Rites, meaning crown, "it reads: "In ancient days the crown divinatory divinatory ceremony guests, so do the highest respect. " Female 15 years old-line hairpin rite, "Miriam Norris Maghreb"in the "hairpin, "the note said: "Hairpin, the gift of women, men are still the crown. " crown ceremony and the ceremony was held to say that one hairpin adult, get married. Modern and contemporary had not practiced these rituals, but at the age of 20 years of age tend to solemnly celebrate the birthday of someone better economic conditions, birthday wine, dinner for friends and relatives; general people also prepared a drink, eat egg noodles, his family phase He.