What to prepare for the one-year-old lottery

It is a traditional custom in China to let one-year-old children draw lots. This custom has long been popular among people. It is a ritual to predict the future of children when they are infants and young children. When the baby reaches one year old, his hands begin to develop the ability to grasp and hold. At this time, you can try to let the baby draw lots. This is a ritual. The core of it is the wish for the continuation of life to remain stable and prosperous. It reflects the parents' deep affection for the new life. So what should be prepared for a one-year-old child to draw lots?

The first list

1. Three Character Classic/Dictionary: represents writers or laws.

2. Brush: represents calligraphers and literati.

3. Ruler: It has the meaning of measure and represents the people who make laws and regulate the system.

4. Abacus/Calculator: represents merchants or businessmen.

5. RMB/Pound/US Dollar/Euro: represents wealth. In the future, you may become a banker, a wealthy person who is good at saving, or a rich person.

6. Seal: represents official position or power.

7. Colored pencils: represent artists.

8. Scraps of cloth/tape measuring stick: represent fashion designers.

9. Football/Badminton/Basketball/Table Tennis: represent athletes.

10. CD/MP3: represents musicians.

11. Spoon/chopsticks: represent chefs and restaurant owners.

12. Small shoes: represent travelers and explorers.

13. Camera/Photos: Acting as a photographer.

14. A bottle of medicine: represents a doctor.

15. Mouse: represents the IT industry.

16. Food/Toys: represents a good appetite and the ability to enjoy life in the moment.

The second list

1. Dictionary or lexicon: represents writers or scientists, knowledgeable people.

2. Book and pen: They have the meaning of formulation and represent calligraphers, literati, and clerical work.

3. Chi: It means measure and represents lawyers, judges and revolutionaries.

4. Calculator and abacus: represent merchants or businessmen.

5. RMB (money): represents wealth, a wealthy person or a rich man who is good at saving.

6. Credit Cards: Bankers or Financial Industry

7. Seal: represents official position or power.

8. Paintings, watercolor boxes, and colored pencils: represent painters and artists.

9. Balls of yarn and cloth: represent fashion designers.

10. Table tennis rackets, badminton rackets, and footballs: represent sports-related occupations.

11. Flute, violin, electronic keyboard, CD: represent musicians.

12. Chopsticks and spatula: represent chefs and restaurant owners.

13. Small shoes: represent travelers and explorers.

14. Moisturizer and lipstick: represent the love of beauty and caring about one’s appearance.

15. Mobile phone, floppy disk, and mouse: represent the IT, high-tech, and communications industries.

16. Globe: represents geographer.

17. Cotton swabs and gauze: represent doctors and nurses.

18. Screwdriver: Engineer, Industry

19. Toy cars: car owners and drivers

20. Building blocks: construction industry, designers, etc.

21. Rosary beads: represent dedicated practice.

The third list

1. Books: Good at reading, suitable for being a scholar or expert;

2. Writing: Will become a writer or painter;

3. Seal: Powerful and will become a high official;

4. Abacus/Calculator: Can be a businessman or accountant, suitable for business;

5. Coins: You will be rich in the future;

6. Chicken drumstick: Blessed, indicating that you will never have to worry about food and clothing in your life;

7. Ruler: You can become a designer or architect in the future;

8. Onion: represents intelligence;

9. Garlic: represents being good at calculations;

10. Celery: represents hard work;

11. Straw: suitable for agricultural work;

12. Sword: Can be an officer or policeman;

13. Earpiece: suitable for medical work.