Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Birthday party!

Caleb enjoyed his 1st Birthday Party a little bit early in Visalia with Grammie and Grandpa Griffis. He also enjoyed his first taste of dessert - a whole piece of chocolate cake!




The "Doljabi" (돌잡이) ceremony for a child's first birthday is a Korean tradition. The child wears a traditional Hanbok and different objects are placed in front of him. The first two objects he chooses are thought to say something about his future. Typical objects to be placed in front of the child: a pencil and paper representing being a scholar; thread representing skill and dexterity; a noodle representing long life; and money representing financial success. In modern incarnations of this tradition families may add other objects representing similar skills or paths in life.
In our ceremony, Caleb wore a hanbok given to him by Julie's former teacher's aide from TCIS, Sunah Chong. We placed thread, a ball (representing athletic skill), a stuffed animal (representing a love of animals), money, a Bible (representing a life in ministry), and a pencil in a semicircle in front of him and let him go...

Which two do you think he chose?


2 comments:

  1. Good choices Caleb. I like that the thread went in the mouth, but not the money!! Happy Birthday big guy!
    The Loweens

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  2. WOW Caleb grew up so much!! It's already been a year since he's born?? Time really flies...
    One note! I grew up knowing that thread symbolizes long life, so Caleb will be skillful, live a long life, and succeed financially haha :D

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