Today celebrating my Okuizome was a little late because this traditional ceremony must be held when a baby reaches her 100 - 120 days of living in this world so that means ages between 3 to 4 months. I will be seven months old very soon so I should say its really late. lol. Its good to know there is a saying "better late than never" I heard from mom so we decided to celebrate it today.
By the way Okuizome is an ancient ritual and celebration for a baby wherein food is serve for her hoping she will have enough food to eat and not be hungry as she grows older and the one who will feed the baby must be the oldest person in the family or relatives.
The food they served to me was a grilled fish, some vegetables, soup, sekihan and other Japanese foods that looks really yummy that is why I was busy grabbing the plate in front of me. Can you see me looking mysteriously on the grilled fish in the second picture? hehe I was really hungry.
But the big and sad fact about this ritual for a baby is that the feeding were all fake , yes ... because the serve food were still not be given to the baby, so when dad feed me while mom taking some photos he were just pretending giving me the food while me left hanging opening my mouth that in the end it was still my baby food I had for dinner. What would you feel if someone serves delicious food in front of you and just vanished like a bubble? Oh how sad.....hmmm!
hahaha...so its all for show and for pictures? There there, at least they have the consideration to think abit of you ;)
ReplyDeleteso who finished off the food...parents? haha
You got it Raymond. lol
ReplyDeleteIttadakimasu! Fish is always present in this celebration (as I noticed). Your daughter is really kawaii! Its nice to see her grow up everyday! Take care!
ReplyDeleteAhh you poor thing, but it sounds like a very nice ritual. The meaning of it is strong and very refreshing. I hope you enjoyed your day even if you didn't get any of the good looking food.
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