Upon receiving the gold baby rings from the guests the parents put them on the fingers of the baby.
Traditional korean baby shower gifts.
You can even dress your baby in a gorgeous cheongsam dress also known as qipao.
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Common gifts today are cash clothing and toys.
I wrote earlier about how i was planning a baby shower for my co teacher who is leaving on maternity leave this friday.
These were seen as currency and used to pay for the child s needs and education.
Guests offer gifts of foods and clothes to the newborn.
The nosefrida aka the snot sucker has a reputation for being the most effective way to clear baby s stuffy nose.
This handy kit also includes a nail clipper cradle cap brush and even a tool to help baby pass gas.
This celebration is held within the first week after birth usually three or four days later.
To the koreans gold symbolizes wealth and longevity and as doljanchi is to celebrate the baby surviving his her first birthday gold rings are given as gifts to babies to wish them both longevity and prosperity.
Don t offer certain gifts such as scissors clocks and pears since they hold a bad connotation in chinese customs.
There is even a seoul blue color.
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Traditional gifts for the baby are gold rings and other jewelry though not to be worn.
The celebration is called a pang sai which means cleansing of the baby.
It s considered polite to wait until the mother and newborn have been home for a month or two when they re rested and healthy and the family hubbub has subsided a bit before visiting and bestowing gifts.
Blue is considered a lucky color in south korea so a blue colored gift or the wrapping may be blue.
Wrap gifts in red or yellow paper since these are royal colors.
I had gotten another co teacher to help me communicate the party details to the other teachers and to organize buying a group gift in lieu of individual gifts.
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Guests receive red eggs representing luck and unity and pickled ginger which rebalances the body after childbirth.
Because the best baby shower gift ideas aren t always the most glamorous but they re downright practical.
Some families may rent a banquet hall for this large and happy occasion because housing tends to be small and space tight.
Things were going good.
In return the most appropriate gift to bring is a chinese red envelope filled with lucky money that bestows prosperity on the new baby.
By wearing traditional qipao otherwise known as cheongsam and bright red you can t go wrong.
Alternatively use yellow or pink paper since they denote happiness.
