Wen Zhou, it is a leisurely that has numerous custom habit small town. To infantile child like me Tong Xiai comes this kind extremely person, be opposite naturally home town " catch " this one distinctive custom habit was interested most.
温州，是一个拥有众多风俗习惯的悠悠小城。像我这种对婴儿孩童喜爱至极的人，自然而然对家乡“抓周”这一独特的风俗习惯最为感兴趣了。
Catch, period of the Northern and Southern Dynasties of advance of traceable China the Kingdom of Wei, be the augur baby future when one full year of life of a kind of child is consuetudinary. New student when one full year of life, elder people can put a few goods with good precondition before the baby, let a baby write a composition hold the post of its capture. Commonly used article has pen, Chinese ink, paper, inkstone, abacus, coin, book to wait on the tradition. Be in contemporary, also can put the contemporary goods such as mouse, tooth brush a little, perhaps replace objective to let darling capture with image, card.
抓周，起源于中国魏晋南北朝时期，是一种小孩周岁时的预卜婴儿前途的习俗。新生儿周岁时，长辈们会把事先准备好的一些物品摆放在婴儿面前，让婴儿任其抓取。传统上常用物品有笔、墨、纸、砚、算盘、钱币、书籍等。在现代，也有些会放鼠标、牙刷等现代物品，或者以图像、卡片代替实物让宝宝抓取。
Catching week of ceremonially, different article is having different message and delegate to wear all sorts of professions. Elder people the development with the article speculation possible in the future darling that can catch according to darling and sex to. Grab the child of dictionary or dictionary, talent of a knowledgeable may be later, become writer or scientist; Take the child of calculator, abacus, the likelihood is businessman or businessmen after; Take the baby of the musical instrument such as musical instrument of dizi, violin, electron, future may move toward musical road. Book, pen has specific interest, representing calligrapher, bookman, civil service to work; Feet has the interest of measure, representing lawyer, judge, revolutionist; RMB (money) have rich idea, the delegate is good at the moneybags of deposit and wealthy person. In addition, stamp represents an official or the official counterpoises, wool group, cloth takes outfit stylist with showing, small shoe is indicative traveler, explorer...
在抓周仪式上，不同的物品有着不同寓意以及代表着各种职业。长辈们可以根据宝宝抓到的物品推测宝宝将来可能的发展与性向。抓到字典或词典的孩子，之后可能会是一个有知识的人才，成为文学家或科学家；拿到计算器、算盘的孩子，以后可能是商家或生意人；取到笛子、小提琴、电子琴等乐器的宝宝，未来可能会走向音乐道路。书、笔具有特定意味，代表着书法家、文人、文职工作；尺具有尺度的意味，代表着律师、法官、革命家；人民币（钱）具有富有之意，代表善于储蓄的富翁和有钱人。此外，印章表示官位或官权，毛线团、布料以示服装设计师，小鞋子象征着旅行家、探险家……
Father sees I am opposite these days home town " catch " habit of this one custom is obsessed with so, pull me in his bosom, say affectionately: "You in one's childhood, when full one full year of life, one also is held for you in the home royal, grand catch week of ceremony! That day, close friends comes in our home, crammed one room. They give you a lot of gift, return those who wish you health is happy to grow. Father is in big round-table on placed the article that a lot of is having good implied meaning, that is we choose meticulously those who come out. Have abacus, dictionary, seal, book, pen... whats have... you caught abacus, representing businessman or businessmen. Are you grown want to pursue this profession? That is a good job, can profiteer, spend perfect time. Premise is you should learn well... "
爸爸见我这些天对家乡“抓周”这一个风俗习惯如此痴迷，把我拉到了他的怀里，深情地说：“你小时候，满周岁时，家里也为你举办了一个盛大、隆重的抓周仪式呢！那天，亲朋好友都来到了我们的家里，挤满了一屋子。他们送给你好多礼物，还祝你健康快乐的成长。爸爸在大圆桌上摆了好多有着美好寓意的物品，那都是我们精心挑选出来的。有算盘、字典、印章、书、笔……什么都有……你抓到了算盘，代表着商家或生意人。你长大想从事这份职业吗？那是个好工作，能赚大钱，过美满的日子。前提是你要好好学习……”
Businessman? The job that wants after me just about...
商家？正是我以后想要得到的工作……
Catch, placed elder people the good expectation to the child. Hope children will have a bright future, the father and mother that visits female Cheng Feng hopes the child seizes the goods of good cheer, good message more, let the child have a good prospect, will pursue an ideal profession. We the flower as the motherland, it is the successor of the generation below the motherland, it is the family member's hope more. Can not learn well how, learn some of knowledge and skill more, not does disappoint elder expect to ours?
抓周，寄托了长辈们对孩子的美好期望。望子成龙，望女成凤的父母更是希望孩子抓到好彩、好寓意的物品，让孩子拥有一个美好的前途，将要从事一个理想的职业。我们做为祖国的花朵，是祖国下一代的接班人，更是家里人的希望。怎能不好好学习，多学些知识和本领，不辜负长辈对我们的期望呢？(文/吴真好)