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One-Year-Old?Birthday

周岁生日

When?the?child?is?one?year?old，there?is?an?interesting?custom?called“zhua-zhou.Zhuazhou?isregarded?as?one?of?the?most?important?customs?on?a?childs?first?birthday.

孩子一岁时有个非常有趣的风俗叫“抓周”。抓周被认为是孩子周岁生日最重要的组成部分之一。

The?earliest?written?record?of?this?custom?can?be?traced?back?to?the?Song?Dynasty.?hosts?do?not?even?send?out?invitations.?relatives?will?show?up?spontaneously?to?celebrate?the?childs?first?birthday.Gifts?from?relatives?on?this?day?are?usually?not?costly，and?do?not?include?such?items?as?gold?orsilver，jewellery.?Instead，dimsum?or?toys?are?presented?to?the?child.?Seniors?meeting?the?childfor?the?first?time?usually?offer?a?coin?to?be?fastened?around?the?childs?neck?with?thread.

关于“抓周”的最早的记载可以追溯到宋朝。抓周时亲戚们会自发地出席，来庆祝孩子的周岁生日。虽然也会给孩子礼物，但往往不会很贵，不会有金银首饰，通常都是零花钱或玩具。第一次见到孩子的长辈会把一个硬币用线系到孩子的颈上。

The?zhuazhou?ceremony?usually?takes?place?before?lunchtime.?family?will?install?a?table?on?the?bedwhere?stamps，dassic?Confucian，Buddhist?and?Taoist?books，a?Chinese?brush?pen，ink,paper,coins,??jewellery，flowers，food?andtoys?are?placed.?If?the?baby?is?female,?the?following?items?are?added:scissors，ruler，?thread，etc.The?practice,?however,?is?much?more?simplified?in?acommon?family.??

抓周仪式通常会在午饭吃长寿面之前举行。富庶的家庭会在床或炕上摆个桌子，放上印、经典儒佛道家典籍、笔墨纸砚、硬币、珠宝、花、食物和玩具。如果是女孩，除了这些再加上勺子、剪子、尺子、线等物。平常人家的抓周仪式要简单多了。

The?parents?then?seat?the?baby?in?front?of?the?table?or?the?tray.?Without?help?or?guidancefrom?anyonethebabyisthenfree?to?choose?anything?in?front?of?them.?The?selected?items?heorshechoosesareusedto?foretell?the?childs?interests,?careerin?the?future.

父母把自己的孩子放到桌子前面,不给任何帮助和指导让孩子自由地选择。孩子选的东西会预言孩子的兴趣、事业和未来。

Selecting?the?stamp?means?the?child?will?be?an?officer?in?the?future;.?A?girl?baby?who?first?grabs?a?sewingitem?or?cooking?utensil?will?be?a?good?housewife.?when?the?child?picks?a?cakeor?a?toy，he?or?she?will?know?how?to?enjoy?the?pleasures?in?life.?In?the?great?Chinese?literaryclassis,?Hong?Lou?Meng，Jia?Baoyu，the?hero，actuallygrabbedpowderand