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The first important event for the newly born baby is the one-month celebration.

Relatives and friends receive gifts from the child's parents. The types of gifts vary

from place to place, but traditional red eggs are a must. Red dyed eggs are chosen

as gifts because they symbolize the changing process of life, and their round shape

is the symbol of a harmonious and happy life. The red color is a sign of happiness in

the Chinese culture. Besides eggs, other foods such as cakes, chickens, ginger,

and hams, are often given as gifts. Gifts are also always given in even number.

During the celebration, relatives and friends of the family will give the child red

envelopes filled with money. Grandparents usually give their grandchild gold or silver

ware to show their deep love for the child. In the evening, the child's parents

present/offer a rich feast at home or a restaurant to the guests at the celebration.

Elderly:

The Chinese do not pay a lot of attention to birthdays until they become 60 years

old. The 60th birthday is regarded as a very important point in life due to its

association with the Chinese lunar calendar. After this special celebration, a birthday

celebration is held every ten years. Generally, the older a person becomes, the

greater the celebration. The Chinese count age starting from birth. A baby born on

December 24, 2005, for example, will be 2 years old on January 1, 2006, because it

will have crossed 2 years from 2005 to 2006. It is the grown offspring who celebrate

their elderly parents' birthdays to show deep respect for them and express their

thanks.

According to traditional customs, the parents are offered foods that have the

symbolism of health and prosperity. On the birthday morning the father or mother will

eat a bowl of noodles. In China long noodles symbolize longevity. Eggs are also

among the best choices of food taken to others on this special occasion and

symbolize harmony.]

The Chinese concept of lucky numbers is similar to that of other cultures and is

based on the mystical good and bad relationships associated with certain

numbers.

The key to good or bad numbers in Cantonese is based on sound. For example,

the number two (2) is fortunate, because it is similar to the sound (?) of “easy”; in

Cantonese. Three (3) is associated with living. Eight (8) is associated with

“prosperity”. Nine (9) is associated with “eternal”. The numbers Four (4) and Seven

(7) are associated with “death”. Some numbers are bad luck when they are

combined. Five (5) and Eight (8) are associated with “no prosperity”. One (1), Six

(6), and Eight (8) are associated with “ongoing wealth”.

The tradition of the intuition of numbers for the Chinese is boundless. This belief is

often put into practice when the Chinese name businesses and clubs that they

hope will attract many customers. This phenomenon of lucky numbers has

traveled to the United States now as well. Observe the number of personalized

automobile license plates you see that are owned by Chinese and have the

numbers eight or nine.

China is a united multi-ethnic nation of 56 ethnic groups. According to the fourth national census, taken in 1990, the Han people made up 91.9% of the country's total population, and the other 55 ethnic groups, 8.1%. As the majority of the population is of the Han ethnic group, China's other ethnic groups are customarily referred to as the national minorities.

The Han people can be found throughout the country, though mainly on the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, the Yangtze River and the Pearl River valleys and the Northeast plain. The national minorities, though fewer in number, are also scattered over a vast areas, and can be found in approximately 64.3% of China, mainly distributed in the border regions from northeast China to north, northwest, and southwest China.

Yunnan Province, home to more than 20 ethnic groups, has the greatest diversity of minority people in China. In most of China's cities and county town, 2 or more ethnic groups live together.

Taking shape over China's long history, this circumstance of different ethnic groups living together in one area while still living in individual compact communities in special areas: continues to provide the practical basis for political, economic and cultural intercourse between the Han and the various minority peoples, and for the functioning of the autonomous national minority areas system.

Equality, unity, mutual help and common prosperity are the basic principles of the Chinese government in handling the relations between ethnic groups. The Constitution of the PRC specifies that all ethnic groups are equal. The state guarantees the lawful rights and interests of the minority peoples.

Discrimination against or oppression of any ethnic group is prohibited; all acts that undermine the unity of the ethnic groups or create division among them are forbidden. Big ethnic group chauvinism, mainly Han-chauvinism, or chauvinism in a local level, is banned. Every ethnic group has the freedom to use its own spoken and written languages and to retain or changes its customs.

In accordance with these basic policies, China practices a system whereby national minorities exercise regional autonomy. Where national minorities live in compact communities autonomous organs of self-government are established under the unified leadership of the Central Government.