zhua zhou
- October 6, 2023
- nanaliu
This fortune teller project depicts the Chinese ritual, 抓周, or zhua zhou, which is performed on a child's first birthday. The ritual is prepared by family, where the baby is dressed up in tiger clothes because traditionally, it is believed that the tiger can ward off evil and bring about peace. Typically, more processes are involved like the worshipping of ancestors, the blessing ceremony, and the…