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Everyone, have you ever heard of Korean first birthday party? Today , I will introduce you to Korea’s first birthday party culture!

1️⃣ Introduction to Korean first birthday party

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The first birthday party is one of Korea's traditional commemorative ceremonies. A first birthday party is a party held one year after a child is born. In other words, it is a feast related to a child's first birthday and a day when family and friends gather together to celebrate the child's birthday. The first birthday party is also a time to pray for the health and happiness of the child and receive blessings for the future.

2️⃣ Korean Doljabi

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So what kind of events usually take place at a first birthday party? Korean first birthday parties also have an event called Doljabi. Doljabi is a small event that predicts the baby's future. It is a custom that originated in China and is also practiced in Japan. Doljabi is performed in such a way that if a baby picks one of the objects placed on the table and catches it, he or she will have a job related to the object caught in the future.

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So what kind of items do you usually have? Doljabi items vary depending on the values ​​of the times, but they are usually books, writing implements such as pencils, brushes, ink, inkstones, rice, money, jujubes, thread, microphones, batons, calculators, medicine cases, model guns, bows, various sports goods, apples, etc. There are mice, cameras, airplanes, drums, musical instruments, cars, etc. Books have the meaning of becoming a scholar or writer. And writing instruments such as pencils symbolize teachers, professors, or gifted students. Rice and money symbolize wealth, and jujube symbolizes the prosperity of descendants. If you're curious about what other objects symbolize, search for them. It's really fun, right?

Today, I introduced you to Korea’s first birthday party! Everyone, I hope this helps you understand Korean culture~

Have a good day!