Baby Ryan's Full Moon Celebration

Though we don't see the neighbour who live in the house across the street from ours often as they leave home for work early in the morning and only return late in the evening we were pleasant surprised to receive a full moon gift pack from the couple.

The gift pack contains some pretty impressive traditional full moon celebration items ie a 1/2 bird roasted chicken, chilli sauce, two red hard-boiled eggs, pickled ginger, a marble butter cake and an assortment of Chinese style steamed pastries, all packed in a beautifully themed paper box. In the old days when nobody was marketing such gift packs, parents who want to celebrate baby full moon would have to procure the items separately, packed and distribute them by themselves, a very labour and time intensive exercise.

What is full moon celebration? According to Chinese custom, when a baby turns one month old, a ceremony is held to celebrate her first month of life (the Chinese term translates as "full moon"). This coincides with the end of the new mum's confinement period, and both mother and baby are formally introduced to the extended family and friends for the first time.

In return for their kind gesture my family will visit the couple bearing gifts for their baby boy.
Photo: Though we don't see the neighbour who live in the house across the street from ours often as they leave home for work early in the morning and only return late in the evening we were pleasant surprised to receive a full moon gift pack from the couple. The gift pack contains some pretty impressive traditional full moon celebration items ie a 1/2 bird roasted chicken, chilli sauce, two red hard-boiled eggs, pickled ginger, a marble butter cake and an assortment of Chinese style steamed pastries, all packed in a beautifully themed paper box. In the old days when nobody was marketing such gift packs, parents who want to celebrate baby full moon would have to procure the items separately, packed and distribute them by themselves, a very labour and time intensive exercise. What is full moon celebration? According to Chinese custom, when a baby turns one month old, a ceremony is held to celebrate her first month of life (the Chinese term translates as "full moon"). This coincides with the end of the new mum's confinement period, and both mother and baby are formally introduced to the extended family and friends for the first time. In return for their kind gesture my family will visit the couple bearing gifts for their baby boy.