My grand daughter,Silvia Lee was one month old on the 4th of August (the 20th day of the 5th month in the Chinese lunar calender). So,the actual full month (20th day of the 6th month) fell on the 4th of August.
According to Chinese traditional culture ,different dialect has its own way of celebration to mark this important 1st full month of the baby's life. I would choose a simple and meaningful "package" to follow. We prepared many eggs dyed red..300 red eggs and red ang ku kueh ,some roasted pork for very close relatives. The eggs were boiled in three different big pots. These hard boiled eggs were dyed red.This was done one day earlier, from afternoon to late at night. We made order for the ang ku kueh as we did not know how to make. We wrapped 6 red eggs and 6 ang ku kueh (in separate plastic bags) with pink paper.
On the very day ie 4th August, first thing to do was to cut a little bit of baby.s hair to keep in a red packet. Later my cousin sister accompanied me to two temples to pray for the little girl. We placed the some red eggs and the kueh on the alter as offerings to Gods and Goddess. I prayed for my grand daughter's happiness,good luck,good health and safe and sound in her growing up.
After coming back from the temples, we started to distribute those packets of red eggs and kueh to relatives and friends. In return ,they would give red packets called ang paws or jewelry to the baby with blessings and luck.
That was the simplest celebration we had for the baby. We wish all the best for her as she grows up. That is enough. Some of the photos taken during the one month.....................
Silvia on day 4...
These were given out to relatives and friends to share the joy of the occasion.
And compared to the picture of her father , at almost the same age ...
( This diary is finally completed. )
hahaha.. my cutie niece. Wish her happy always and grow up well.
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