A one-year-old birthday is a significant milestone, and traditional Chinese 周岁礼仪 (ceremony for one-year-old) is rich in meaning and warmth. Here are the main elements of this ceremony:
Detailed process and samples of the first birthday ceremony‼ ️Save it for later use
1⃣️Wash your hands
Props: rice, onion, apple, basin, water
Greetings:
Wash your hands first and you will be smart and have everything
Wash your hands second and you will be safe and wealthy
Wash your hands third and you will live a rich life and everything will go well
2⃣️ Roll away disasters
Props: boiled eggs🥚
Greetings:
Roll away disasters, roll away disasters, baby will be smart and healthy
3⃣️Crown and clothes
Props: first birthday dress, tiger-head shoes, headdress/hat
Greetings:
Change to new clothes, new hopes, and start a new chapter in life
4⃣️Wear gold
Props: gold and silver jewelry
Greetings:
Baby wears a hundred blessings lock, surrounded by a hundred blessings, and lives a long life
Bring gold and silver bracelets, A peaceful life, comfortable and happy
5⃣️ Combing hair
Props: Comb
Greetings:
One comb brings wisdom, the baby is smart and cute
Two combs bring wealth, the baby has a lot of wealth
Three combs make the hands dexterous, the baby grabs everything and it is a treasure
Four combs make the baby popular, the baby has a lot of friends
Five combs make the baby healthy, healthy and easy to start a career
Six combs make the baby the top scholar, prosperous and wealthy for thousands of years
Seven combs and eight combs make the baby live a hundred years
6⃣️ Beat the gong
Props: Gong, hold the baby and beat it three times, and say a blessing every time you beat it
Greetings:
One knock brings wisdom, two knocks make the baby pass the imperial examination, and three knocks make the baby prosperous
7⃣️ Pass the door of wisdom
Props: Onion Red rope Hook, hang the onion on the door
Greetings:
Hanging on the head of the green onion, talented and intelligent (holding and walking to the bottom of the green onion)
On the head of the green onion, smart and outstanding (lifting the baby to touch the green onion)
Holding the green onion in the hand, outstanding and resourceful (the baby reaches out to grab the green onion)
8⃣️Foot fortune
Props: apple🍎noodles🍜 eggs🥚 chopsticks🥢 bowl🥣
Greetings:
Eat apples first, safe and sound
Eat longevity noodles second, long and long
Eat eggs third, full and complete
9⃣️Footprint
Props: Footprint👣Photo frame ink pad
Greetings:
Safe and happy, contentment is the key
🔟Seal wine
Props: wine, wine seal sticker, pen Seal pad
Greetings:
Card-opening wine, opened at the coming-of-age ceremony
Top-ranking wine, opened when the name is on the list of successful candidates
Wedding-wedding wine, opened when the couple is married
1️⃣1️⃣Grabbing the first birthday
Props: Grabbing the first birthday items
Usually grab three items, or the item that is grabbed the longest, and read the meaning of each item
1️⃣2️⃣Family portrait
The family takes a photo with the baby
