A hundred day banquet refers to a banquet held for a newborn baby who is 100 days old. In ancient times, influenced by medical conditions and the concept of valuing sons over daughters, the survival rate of newborns was very low. Therefore, on the 100th day of birth, a banquet would be held to invite relatives and friends to celebrate the child's successful passage through the first difficult period. In order to create a good omen, it included simple blessings for the newborn's health, longevity, and longevity.
What are the considerations for hosting a hundred day banquet
1. Grandma visits the door
In many local customs, on the day of the baby's hundred day banquet, the grandmother needs to visit and personally sew a pair of pants as a gift for the grandson (daughter). She also needs to face the room to put on the baby's pants and have the baby kick out the scallions and steamed buns hidden in the pants themselves. It is said that this is a custom in the Shandong region.
2. Eating flavor
On the day of the baby's hundred day feast, the baby also needs to eat flavor. The taste here is actually eating salt. Not only that, parents also need to buy pig intestines, pig stomach, pork loin, and pig liver, and mix them together to cook Congee for the child. In Guangdong, people believe that after this operation, Baobao's intestines and stomach will become better.
3. Hundred day ritual
It is said that in the customs of the Hui people, babies need to hold a hundred day ceremony during the hundred day banquet. After holding the hundred day ceremony, the baby's future path will become better and smoother.