Birthday is the most important custom in life. One month before the baby is born, the mother-in-law of the mother-in-law will give the mother-in-law a jiaozi (a kind of angular steamed bun with stuffing rhyme). The mother-in-law's family will distribute the jiaozi steamed bun to relatives and neighbors to predict that the mother will be pregnant soon. Going into labor. On the day the baby is born, stick hay on the forehead of the gate. If there is a root, it means a boy, and if there is no root, it means a girl. The next day, the baby's father will go to his father-in-law's house to announce the good news. On the third day, the mother's family gives brown sugar, rice wine, steamed buns, diapers, children's mattresses, etc. Neighbors who visit the congratulators all give steamed buns as gifts. A banquet is held to celebrate the full moon, which is called "the joy of the full moon" and is commonly known as "walking guests" and "infant congratulations".
There is a saying that the date of the banquet is shorter for boys than for girls, that is, a boy is born before the full moon and a girl is born on the full moon day. On the day of departure, the baby's mother will first offer sacrifices to the ancestors of the gods, and then the baby's grandparents will take the baby out. The first person they meet will be asked to name the baby, which is called a nickname, and a pair of wonton buns will be given to the namer to express gratitude. The person who named the name should also return the gift with coins as a token of congratulations.
Relatives, friends and neighbors also came to congratulate. In addition to steamed food, the gifts also included diapers, clothing materials, children's clothes, children's hats, children's shoes, etc. Gifts from the mother's family are particularly rich, including three or four sets of single, quilted, cotton, and woolen children's clothes, as well as diapers, diapers, children's hats, and children's shoes. Thousands of pairs of yellow calico tigers must be sewn to guard the baby from wild beasts. Wealthy people also give valuables such as silver chains, longevity locks, silver collars, and jade bracelets. The steamed food of the natal family is Kang buns (pancakes baked with stones), and the host family distributes the steamed buns to relatives and friends, and sends a handful of noodles (dried noodles) back to the natal family.
Before and after the banquet, the neighbors who love the excitement and make noise give the baby a grandparent, wear a red coat on its back, put red flowers on it, touch the black face, hang copper bells, radishes, and spicy horns on it, and help it ride on the back of an ox. Sounding gongs to clear the way, walking through the streets and alleys, is called "happy-making". In the afternoon of that day, the baby and his mother went to his grandmother's house to stay for a while, which was called "staying for the full moon." Half a month or 20 days later, the baby's father will take him back.