Chapter 3 Chapter Two Etiquette and Customs of Raising Children

Birth is a great joyous event when a person enters the world at the beginning of his life, and has always been valued by people.According to traditional etiquette, giving birth to a child is called "Tianxi"; when a baby is born, the son-in-law must go to the home of his parents-in-law to announce it, which is called "announcement".The way of announcing the good news varies slightly from region to region.When announcing the good news in Zhejiang, a writing brush is wrapped in red paper for the birth of a boy, and a handkerchief with flowers for the birth of a girl.There are also roosters and hens who are sent separately.In the Weinan area of ​​Shaanxi Province, a jug of wine is brought, and a red string is tied on it for a male birth, and a red silk is for a female birth.In some places, you take an umbrella to your father-in-law's house. Put the umbrella on the table in the middle hall for a male child, and put it behind the gate for a female child.In addition, when announcing the good news in most areas, boiled and dyed red eggs are served, and eggs for males are odd numbers, and eggs for females are even numbers.After the parents-in-law accept the "happy eggs", they have to double return them, and the son-in-law will distribute these returned "happy eggs" to relatives and friends.