At the beginning of November, Alasdair turned 1 year old. There is a tradition that I think is fun called zhuazhou (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhuazhou) that is done here to forecast the future of a child. We did this with Ana in Yilan, but we had a more difficult finding a place that does it down south, which is strange because it seems more traditional here. Doing it in a shopping mall is lame, so we were happy to find a very old house (also a mingsu, which is a relatively inexpensive homestay) in Anping, Tainan. The place was right in the middle of Anping, next to the temple, and it was great to see Anping at night when the tourists had gone.
The zhuazhou starts with an excellent tiger costume to scare away bad spirits. Then he was handed a green onion (tsong in Chinese, which sounds like the first word of tsong ming, or "intelligence") to make him smart. Then we started walking around the old house. He sat at a scholars desk. Saw an old bed. Jumped up and down in a crib. Played with a tiger. The usual stuff. Finally, there is a room with a bunch of different toys on the floor. He chooses three which are supposed to predict his career. Alasdair chose an abacus, a ball, and a microphone. So his future involves mathematics, sports, and performance. Then he got distracted by a little girl and crawled over to smile at her for a while.
It was pretty fun for us. When Ana did it she was scared and crying, but Alasdair is more relaxed and seemed to have some fun and got the chance to explore some new stuff, which is his hobby. I like Tainan, and enjoyed eating seafood and looking at the moon in Anping.
The zhuazhou starts with an excellent tiger costume to scare away bad spirits. Then he was handed a green onion (tsong in Chinese, which sounds like the first word of tsong ming, or "intelligence") to make him smart. Then we started walking around the old house. He sat at a scholars desk. Saw an old bed. Jumped up and down in a crib. Played with a tiger. The usual stuff. Finally, there is a room with a bunch of different toys on the floor. He chooses three which are supposed to predict his career. Alasdair chose an abacus, a ball, and a microphone. So his future involves mathematics, sports, and performance. Then he got distracted by a little girl and crawled over to smile at her for a while.
It was pretty fun for us. When Ana did it she was scared and crying, but Alasdair is more relaxed and seemed to have some fun and got the chance to explore some new stuff, which is his hobby. I like Tainan, and enjoyed eating seafood and looking at the moon in Anping.
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Awww! Lovely
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