Life Tree Evergreen Chinese Birthday Gift

Author: Cai Fengming
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Publish Date: 2001-11-01
Features: This book not only includes many beautiful myths about birthday celebrations, such as the Peaches of Immortality Banquet by the Queen Mother of the West, but also features numerous legendary stories like Ma Gu's Birthday Blessing, the Eight Immortals Celebrating Longevity, and Dongfang Shuo Stealing Peaches. It also provides a detailed introduction to birthday celebration etiquette, such as sending birthday invitations (fashou tie), setting up the birthday hall (shounutang), bowing to the birthday star (baishouxing), eating longevity noodles (shounian), and giving birthday gifts (soushouli), covering all aspects. It reflects the Chinese tradition of respecting the elderly and the desire for the prolongation of life itself. The book is divided into nine chapters: , the first two chapters analyze the traditional Chinese concept of longevity, exploring the psychology of praying for longevity through ancient myths and stories; chapters three to five introduce the history, content, forms, and evolutionary trends of birthday celebration activities; chapters six to nine introduce auspicious cultures closely related to birthday celebrations, such as the character "shou" (longevity) and longevity-themed images.