Ever wondered where the tradition of giving out cakes and/ gifts on baby's turning one month started from? I don't really want to know, yet this Chinese tradition remains, and if anything, people feel more obligated to give gifts that are not just elaborate & expensive, it has to be big & showy too. *shakes head in dismay* now I completely disagree with that kind of custom.
"When Rafael turns one month..., I stated adamantly, "I'm not going to give out customary gifts out to people & family; especially not with the two red eggs perched on top of whatever the gift is". So I said. and I continued with "in fact, if I have to give out these gifts, I'll do it a day later; so it doesn't have to be exactly on the d-day".
Well, when this day finally came, I still had to give out gifts, *LOL* my husband's family still follow the custom, and my own less traditional parents, though they don't follow this, still have friends who give us gifts, so it's like, urmm.. giving something in return? ^_~ ahh, what one does to complicate one's own life....
Anyway, I persisted in giving gift of something less customary than a cake and two eggs. Since it's Summer here in Perth, ice-cream could be substituted. For some people, it's individually boxed ice-creams - Movenpick to be exact, and for some others, it's petit pastries. Either way they come in a blue box with ribbon and announcement card. (Thanking my sister profusely for all the help...)
