One-Month-Old Birthday 滿(mǎn)月

The One-Month-Old Birthday (滿(mǎn)月) is a universal custom practiced by all ethnic groups of China. In a family where a baby is born, they will prepare several tables of feast on the baby's One-Month-Old Birthday and invite their friends and relatives to a ceremony to celebrate the occasion. In a traditional one-month-old ceremony, there will be a rejoicing and festive atmosphere in the family and the feast is supposed to be lively and joyful. Normally those joining the feast will bring some gift or a red envelope to show their regard.

On the day when the baby is one month old, grandmother sent clothes, food and the red paper containing money as gifts to the baby. The baby wears dog hat (狗頭帽), tiger shoes (虎頭鞋), which indicates that the baby will be lucky for the whole life.

相關(guān)中文閱讀：

小孩兒出生滿(mǎn)一個(gè)月的那天，孩子的家人一般都要招呼親朋摯友，邀請(qǐng)他們一起來(lái)慶祝孩子滿(mǎn)月。按中國(guó)的傳統(tǒng)， 這一天，家里會(huì)充滿(mǎn)了喜慶和節(jié)日的氛圍，滿(mǎn)月酒要辦得熱熱鬧鬧才行。

滿(mǎn)月日，外婆家要送衣物、食品和彩線(xiàn)（長(zhǎng)壽線(xiàn)）扎成的裝有錢(qián)幣的紅包，并掛紅包于嬰兒胸前，謂銅鈿牌。親戚朋友亦送錢(qián)幣志賀。家內(nèi)設(shè)祭享神祀祖，擺筵招待賓客。嬰兒要剃滿(mǎn)月頭，戴狗頭帽，穿一口鐘、虎頭鞋，由長(zhǎng)輩托著，撐著涼傘，串街走巷兜一圈，鄰人互抱相看。

小孩滿(mǎn)月請(qǐng)酒，也叫吃滿(mǎn)月蛋，屬民間喜慶宴席之一，家里要接客，親戚需趕情。這種喜酒與其它宴席不同的是，凡坐席吃酒的賓客東家都發(fā)四個(gè)煮熟染色的紅雞蛋，人們帶回去做禮品。后來(lái)，也有的人家做滿(mǎn)月將雞蛋不煮熟，只將生雞蛋染上紅色就行了。