➻Jarvie’s “Zhua-Zhou” ❷
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In the Japanese “Zhua-Zhou” tradition, they have the baby carry a giant slab of mochi cake on their back. The mochi in Japanese has the same sound as “lifetime”, symbolizing a lifetime of bountiful resources and prosperity. Now, the fake mochi Jarvie is carrying on his back is just for show, it’s a prop. But in Japan, babies actually have to carry a real brick of mochi weighing 2kg (4.4lb). For a baby that weighs around 9kg (19.8lb) to carry almost a fourth of his body weight on his back and forced to crawl around, I’ve been told that all babies cry at the ceremony 😂 This tradition is to also show the baby that life isn’t going to be smooth-sailing, they’re gonna have to stand up where they fall and keep going.
Jarvie did it with ease (it’s a photo shoot 😆) and we took some nice family portraits!
Photos taken on October 24th, 2020.
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