Korean 100 days celebration Baby fortune game
It’s a customary Korean tradition to hold a big celebration once the baby has lived 100 days. Adopted during times of low infant mortality rate. As an effort to create more unified positive energy towards life, Koreans created a baby fortune game. Different variations and symbolisms have been used, but here are parts of the most common. Monks use similar methods as signs of reincarnated souls recognizing objects.
Directions: Place objects in front of the infant equal distance apart. See which object the child reaches for first. This foretells the baby’s destiny, and innate desires.
String—Long life
Food or chopsticks – Government official
Sword—Military, Warrior
Pencil or book—Scholar
Ruler—Laborer works with hands
Coin—Riches
The featured kit on my site comes with Chinese Astrology information and a Fortune cookie craft ornament.
Korean 100 days celebration Baby fortune game
It’s a customary Korean tradition to hold a big celebration once the baby has lived 100 days. This game was adopted during times of low infant mortality rate. As an effort to create more unified positive energy towards life, Koreans created a baby fortune game. Different variations and symbolisms have been used, but here are parts of the most common. Monks use similar methods as signs of reincarnated souls recognizing objects.
Directions: Place objects in front of the infant equal distance apart. See which object the child reaches for first. This foretells the baby’s destiny and innate desires.
Because Koreans celebrate the mark of 100 days of life, it is required to add a year when saying how old you truly are. For example, if you say you are 20 years old, it would be expected for you to say you are 21 years old.
Many still follow Chinese Astrology. Chinese New Year is celebrated mid January for almost a month. It is believed each of the twelve animal representations influence the child’s future as well.
String—Long life
Food or chopsticks – Government official
Sword—Military, Warrior
Pencil or book—Scholar
Ruler—Laborer works with hands
Coin—Riches
Many children are traditionally dressed for special occasions in old folk costumes called Hanboks. Girls wear a high Imperial waist full dress shimmered with multi-colored striped sleeves. These colors include the same colors in the Korean Flag or the tricolor Taeguk triple Ying Yang symbol. Colors include: Red representing Heaven, Blue representing Earth, Yellow for Man, and may also include green for health. Boys wear puffy light pants, a thick colored sash belt, and a long sleeve shirt with a cross over top. They may wear a long colorful overcoat in the same cross over chest shirt pattern. Both attires are very similar to cultural bride and groom attire.
Boys and girls may be dressed in black embellished hats. Predominate colors of the body of the outfits are usually solid colors. The brighter and more elaborate accents the higher class it represents. Other dresses may be plain and light or even as simple as black and white with a few embroidered pictures of nature or symbols. Mostly flowers and birds are used as birds are a sign of good news. Layers of clothes provide the full billowy effect and functional ease of removing pieces for comfort. Linen and silk are used to allow the body to breath naturally.
Koreans celebrate National Children’s day on May 5th.
- Buy your kit today! Treasure and remember along the way.
- Use at baby showers to see if the blinded folded mother senses or receives signals from her baby while picking up an object out of a bag or hat.
- Use at first birthdays.
- It’s sure an unusual oriental piece you can use over an over again.
- Introduce a new Eastern Asian game to your party mix!
- Send it as a gift to Oriental piece collectors or culturally interested persons
- New moms love it as a keepsake.
I only have a select few so get them while quantities last!
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September 2nd, 2009
English is a hard language to learn with variety of versions then add adoptive words from other countries. Then there is sarcasm, tone of voice, and body language to decipher.
Two triple meaning words are What and Huh. Not only are they open ended probing for more information, but also what exactly does the listener want? Did they not hear the speaker or not understand or a statement of astonishment?
Tidbit: Interrogation tactic training may interpret this as avoiding or misdirecting.
Growing up with a non-native English speaker, a traditional Korean housewife mother, I face challenges of culture clashes. Often times, when I asked ‘What?’ she simply repeats the same words or would say in chopped up English, “Yah, can you beweeb dat?” Translation: “Yah, can you believe that?” Her other half, a career military man, did not appreciate the rude ‘Huh?’. Moving on I took on Sign Language, Spanish, and Korean.
No one really likes to repeat himself or herself. If after repeating the same exact statement a couple of times, try a different approach. Use different words to express yourself. Use more details
Instead of using What when essentially you simply didn’t hear them:
- I’m sorry I didn’t hear you, can you say that again?
- You can blame distance, voice direction, and or phone connections.
If you did not understand the person try phrases such as:
- Can you give me more details, I didn’t quite understand.
- Tell me more of what you’re trying to say?
If the person seems to get frustrated and offended, offer reassurance:
- I’m truly interested in what you have to say please explain more..
Avoid using the word ‘Huh’ as this can be interpreted as immature, disrespectful and unprofessional in many cultures including American society.
September 1st, 2009
Hand and Palm Reading are mutually practiced by many Middle Eastern and Asian cultures through many centuries. Currently the art is misunderstood as witchcraft or lacks validity. Experienced practitioners truly understand the meanings. It can give clues to the health of the human body, the psyche, interests, personality, internal desires and passions amongst other personalized details from reading the hands.
Palms and hands are filled with multiple symbols. I’m only covering a quick portion of parts. For a more detailed report please see: www.tolendahand.com. Combined with other signs, lines, fingerprints, areas, mounts, and coloring, one can see more emphasis, potential positive life changing moments, or troublesome challenging areas. As any form of ritualistic religion or belief system, it adjusts and adapts to more common understood terms. As any art or science – readings, reactions, interpretations and expected results are not 100% predictable over time.
Shapes, sizes, and positions of the subsections of the hand can give signs of someone’s personality pointing toward the person’s inside passion giving clues to ideal careers. To answer one of the most popular questions: Yes, your hands, fingers, and lines may change over time, but some will stay the same.
Dominant hands, either left or right handed, are ones used more often representing current time or possible future occurrences. For time and space saving sake, the following will focus on the dominant hand. Please notice being drawn to the largest, longest, thickest or outstanding finger to reveal more emphasized power.
right angle thumbs
Finger positions either pulled back away from the palm indicates an inhibited feature. Ones pushing forward toward the palm show exhibited characters of power of that finger. When you stretch out the palms comfortably, study both hands to see the differences. With this picture focus on the pinkie fingers. The left pulls more forward toward the palm than on the right.
Palm and hand reading assigns astrological names to sections of the hand. It gives the reader a representation of what influence it possesses. The pointer index is Jupiter (luck and authority), middle finger is Saturn (practical and wise), Ring finger is Apollo (science and art) and pinkie finger Mercury (business and communication).
Doctors often check nails and skin coloring for health clues. Anxiety ridden nervousness is connected to bitten or torn nails. Many lines on the hand also show high amounts of energy. If the energy is not used physically, it turns to another outlet - thoughts. Thoughts of lists to do, worry of forgetfulness, concern for someone, or even depression. Usually found on either worriers or athletic types. Following may be indications of an ideal way to discover what to do.
- short fingers, padded, thick wrist
A padded thickness, rather than bony thin fingers, forms a natural protective feature ideal for careers using hands to hold, grip, rip, tug and pull- similar to infant hands. Ideal for jobs in construction, automotive, plumbers, crafters, farmers and even nurses. Small raised pointers tips or touch receptors that look like small crystal balls on the fingertips are on people who have a high use of the sense of touch.
If the pointer or index finger is comparatively longer than the ring finger it points to dominance. People who make decisions such as executives or government officials. Used to point people where to go, what to do and can point with dramatic intensity. Many cultures, see my other blog on Korean hand gestures of etiquette; believe pointing with this single finger is rude.
Long or thick Saturn or middle fingers are on people who value higher education either through self-education methods or involved in formal established educational institutions. These are the wise souls, the bookworms, and high IQ types. As Saturn rules wisdom, practicality and conservative characteristics these are also the Mr. fix it types, bankers, financial gurus, electricians, and technicians. If the fingers are close to one another with minimal spaces in between, this sign accents even more of a conservative nature.
thick tips, long fingers, thin wrist and base
Plumper rounded padded fingertips fit to someone who has a more acute sensory of taste. Cooks, chefs, waitresses, bartenders, caterers or those who enjoy eating and drinking. Open spaces between fingers can mean free flowing energy, open communication and money flows in and out. Thicker lower sections of the fingers, that meet the palm, are also a sign of consumption of either food or material.
curved thumb
A curved back angled thumb is a sign of someone who is generous. These belong to humanitarians, charitable persons, and service providers. It does not necessarily attach itself to objects of money,
but can represent time and energy. The further back the thumb angles away from the palm, like a backward C, the more generosity the person expresses.
If the ring finger is prominent, thick or long it represents attraction to art and science-Apollo. There are many career types that cross relate in art and science. Included are cooking, automakers, doctors, and graphic artists. As these careers can combine scientific elements such as materials, chemicals, temperature, ingredients, reaction, and analysis but also presentation of beauty. A long ring finger, longer than the pointer index finger, can also mean a risky or adventurous type -gamblers, extremists, actors, models, and daredevils.
- long bony fingers
Long bony thin fingers belong to sensitive emotional types. Not necessarily hysterically emotional but empathic. Similar to a cartoon magic wizard zapping electrifying powerful energy through the finger tips. So, too, do these people feel true feelings of others, like psychic sponges. Great for investigative detective, lie detection, mystery, psychic, spiritual or psychology fields.
long pinkie and ring finger
Long pinkie fingers measuring slightly past the top knuckle of the ring finger belong to those who are musically talented normally who play an instrument. This can also be attached to someone who is a good dancer, a person capable of holding and following a rhythm easily -Poets, composers, singers, and songwriters.
A pointed pinkie tip symbolizes a good persuader. This is almost like an arrow tip rather than a half crescent moon smooth shape. Ideal for marketing, advertising, public relations and sales. Circular bulging top tip pinkies are filled with bursting brainstorm creative ideas.
- right angle thumbs
A wide-open space right-angled 90-degree thumb belongs to an idealistic thinker. These are the revolutionary types. The ones who gravitate towards sympathy of circumstances and change. A person who may state the way things ’should be’ such as allowing a homeless starving father of three who stole a loaf of bread go free rather than be punished for the crime. Charitable humanitarian, social work, and teachers.
When the thumb is closely touching the fingers near the palm, this person is a law abiding by the book type, with rarely any exceptions, firm law believer type. Police officers, Judges, and Attorneys. However, some cultures believe it is more proper to point with closed fingers than a single finger. Please do not confuse the two as mannerisms and learned behaviors are cultural.
A wide square or thick bottom base of palm and or wrist is a naturalist. If the wrist is almost as wide as the connecting base of the palm. Where there is minimal distinguishment but rather a blend between the two. It’s a person who enjoys pets, the outdoors, hiking, biking, gardening, or camping with a low maintenance laid-back personality. Rather than their counterparts- a luxury convenience or appliance loving person. Someone with usually an indention-tapered difference between the palm and dainty wrist.
The knotty fingers are the inquisitive type who tends to ask a lot questions. These are the journalists, interviewers and researchers. Often similar to people with arthritis that look like the knuckles flair out. Each three sections of knuckles represent different specific interests of inquiry.
Short fingers belong to fast pace people. Those skipping steps or trying to get to the quickest way, who tend to believe in not wasting time analyzing processes or details rather than their long fingered friends. Short fingers that appear shorter than the vertical size of the palm are ones who rarely look before they leap or lack preparation. A thick lower sectioned thumb without a diminished thickness on the second or lower base are also those who are impatient or intolerant. Large spaces between the love line and head line belong to people who are more open minded and adventurous.
Find more personalized reports about your health of the human body, the psyche, interests, personality, internal desires and passions amongst other personalized details from reading the hands go to www.tolendahand.com where I’ve listed more of what can be read through the hands.
August 30th, 2009
