How did the ancients wish a happy birthday?

Knocking on the fragrance from afar brings good luck to your birthday. In addition, most ancient people "wishes birthdays" rather than "celebrates birthdays".

Like the perseverance of the moon, the rising of the sun, the longevity of the Nanshan Mountain, which never rises or collapses, and the lushness of pines and cypresses, everything is here to stay.

In ancient times, it was called Shou Dan, commonly known as longevity and birthday, which refers to a big birthday that occurs once every ten years. Birthdays are celebrated only by children aged ten years or senior citizens over fifty years old. The old man is going to have a birthday banquet, and the guests are going to give birthday gifts.

Blessings for children are usually: longevity; or wishes for the future: success, success, etc.

Blessings to the elderly are generally related to longevity, such as: longevity is as long as the pines in the southern mountains, and blessings are as long as the sea water in the north.

China respects the elderly and the virtuous. Only the elderly can live a long life. When a newborn baby turns one year old, a "week-catching" session will be held. From now on, every birthday would be celebrated by the parents by boiling a few eggs. This was called a "little birthday". Only those who are 60 years old are eligible to celebrate "shou", that is, a "big birthday". At this time, a big stage can be set up, and relatives and friends will also send precious gifts and beautiful blessings.

Extended information:

Shou Dan refers to the traditional custom of respecting the elderly by wishing them birthdays. On the birthday, children, relatives and friends bring birthday gifts, meat, wine, tea and other gifts to celebrate the birthday of the elderly.

Wish birthdays to the elderly is a traditional custom of respecting the elderly. On the birthday, children, relatives and friends bring birthday gifts, meat, wine, tea and other gifts to celebrate the birthday of the elderly. A sumptuous banquet is held at home, and the old man is dressed in new clothes and sits at the head of the table. The whole family toasts to the old man one by one, wishing him good health and longevity. In the 1990s, more and more urban families went to hotels to wish the elderly people birthdays. Some went to TV stations and radio stations to request songs or arrange a movie to celebrate the birthdays of the elderly. On that day, as the children gathered together, most of them took a family photo.

Reference material: Baidu Encyclopedia - Birthday