According to Chinese tradition, when a baby is a month old some ancient rituals have to be observed. This filled me with dread as I did not have a clue where to start or what to do. Fortunately for us, my parents were here for the occasion.
Coincidently, for the first 30 days (day 1 being the day of munchkin's birth) I was required to follow a confinement plan...hmm...this involved not eating red meat (very challenging), not doing outdoors before dawn and after dusk (I was too tired anyway!) and having a ginger and sesame oil fueled diet enhanced with strange chinese herbs which looked quite dodgy (like they had been picked off the forest floor!) - this was all fine as mum was in attendance.
Anyway, Munchkin's full moon was marked by the preparation of hard boiled eggs dyed red and a monster feast for the adults. What is in it for the boy, you ask? Well, he got a lovely necklace from his Great Uncles and Aunts in Kuantan (with a golden pig on it of course). It happens that this year is one of the golden pig. Very auspicious according to the chinese and only comes round once every 60 years! He also got his hair cut by daddy and a boiled egg rolled over his head precided over by his very proud Ah Mah and Ah Kong. The most touching moment was when my dad presented munchkin with the necklace that my grandma gave him 36 years ago on his wedding day...tears all round!
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