- Introduce the baby to everyone.
- Mark the important milestone when the baby turns one month old from the day of birth.
- Acknowledge the presence of the child and receive blessings from everyone.
- The one-month-old ceremony for baby boys is a ritual to express gratitude to the Grandmother and Grandfather for their guidance and protection throughout the mother’s pregnancy.
1. Who are the 12 Grandmothers (birth mothers) according to folklore?
According to the folklore of the ceremony for baby boys, the 12 Grandmothers are the deities who assist the Jade Emperor in matters of childbirth. Each grandmother has a specific role in the process of pregnancy and childbirth, and they are named as follows:
- Grandmother Tran Tu Nuong is in charge of childbirth (Birth Deity).
- Grandmother Van Tu Nuong is in charge of pregnancy (Pregnancy Deity).
- Grandmother Lam Cuu Nuong is in charge of fertility (Conception Deity).
- Grandmother Luu That Nuong is in charge of shaping the physical appearance of the baby (Male and Female Deity).
- Grandmother Lam Nhat Nuong is in charge of taking care of the fetus (Prenatal Care Deity).
- Grandmother Ly Dai Nuong is in charge of facilitating labor (Labor Facilitation Deity).
- Grandmother Hua Dai Nuong is in charge of opening the flower of birth (Birth Protector Deity).
- Grandmother Cao Tu Nuong is in charge of postpartum care (Postpartum Care Deity).
- Grandmother Tang Ngu Nuong is in charge of taking care of newborns (Childcare Deity).
- Grandmother Ma Ngu Nuong is in charge of carrying and cradling infants (Infant Carrier Deity).
- Grandmother Truc Ngu Nuong is in charge of child care (Childcare Deity).
- Grandmother Nguyen Tam Nuong is in charge of witnessing and supervising the process of childbirth (Birth Monitoring Deity).
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2. How to calculate the date for the ceremony for baby boys
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According to traditional customs, the date for the one-month-old ceremony for baby boys is calculated based on the lunar calendar; unlike the baby’s birth date, which is calculated based on both the Western (Gregorian) calendar and the Eastern (lunar) calendar.
According to tradition, the ceremony for baby boys is held on the 29th day after the baby’s birth. People use the method of “girls move backward by two days, boys move backward by one day” to calculate the date for the ceremony. In addition, the ceremony will take place in the early morning or in the evening.
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Here are the recommended times for the ceremony for baby boys:
- Northern region: before 12 PM.
- Central region: from 9 AM to 5 PM.
- Southern region: before 9 AM.
Nowadays, many modern parents organize the one-month-old ceremony for their children based on the Gregorian calendar. They use the baby’s birth date in the Western calendar as a reference, and the ceremony will be held on the corresponding date in the following month.
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