to come to congratulate with small gifts. The gifts are usually food and toys. After the 20th century, some cities in southern China and many cities in the north still held the ceremony of Zhuazhou. Procedure and implications Procedure On the child's first birthday, the parents freshen up their child and worship the ancestors to pray for the healthy growth of their child. Then the parents choose a spacious room, put two square tables in the middle, spread cloth or mats on them, put the prepared grab objects on one end of the table in an arc. Next, the parents hold the child at the other end of the table, let the baby grasp the objects. The parents can predict the child's interests, hobbies and possible occupations in the future according to the grabbed objects. No matter what object the child grasps, parents should say a few auspicious words. The ceremony is mainly for the elders to have high hopes and best wishes for the children. Fortunetelling Each of the common object to catch has a different implication of future vocation or wealth of the child: 1. Book: scholar 2. Pen and ink: writer, reporter 3. Seal: high official 4. Abacus/calculator: businessperson or accountant 5. Money: affluent 6. Ruler: lawyer, judge 7. Shallot: intelligence (Shallot and intelligence share the same pronunciation "Cong" in Chinese) 8. Garlic: a good head for figures (Garlic and calculation share the same pronunciation "Suan" in Chinese) 9. Straw: agriculturist 10. Sword: officer, police 11. Stethoscope: doctor, nurse Related It is known as Thôi nôi in Vietnam. It is known as Doljabi () during the Doljanchi or first year celebration in Korea. It is known as Erabitori () in Japan. The same is performed during Tusaukeser (; Kazakh celebration of a child's first steps). It was borrowed during the Soviet Union, when many North Koreans were exiled to Kazakhstan. Also related is the Armenian first birthday ritual of Agra Hadig to pick fortuitous objects. A similar function called Pallada is performed in parts of Kozhikode and Malappuram (districts of the state of Kerala), India. Pallada is performed after the first tooth erupts. Among the articles kept is Ada - a sweet dumpling wrapped in plantain leaf that gives the function its name. A similar tradition is practiced in the Maltese islands, known as Il-Quċċija, where a variety of symbolic objects are placed before a child on