This document discusses Chinese birthday customs. It notes that in the Chinese lunar calendar, one's birthday and age are counted differently than in the Western calendar. At age one, customs include giving red eggs, grabbing hands, and gifts like tiger-head shoes. Birthday parties include longevity noodles, peach buns, and greetings wishing the celebrant long life and good fortune. The document also provides ways to ask someone's age in Chinese.

1. Joanne Chen
IVC Chinese instructor
Oct, 2013
中国人过生日
Chinese Birthday Customs

2. 过新年 多一岁
guò xīnnián duō yísuì
You are a year older on
Chinese New Year’s day
Celebrating Chinese new year and one year older

3. 中国农历
zhōngguó nónglì
两个生日 liǎngge shēngrì
Xīfāng yuèlì
西方月历
Chinese lunar calendar Western Calendar
Two birthdays

4. 一岁生日 yísuì shēngrì
紅蛋
hóngdàn
抓周 Zhū zhōu
http://lifes-pleasures.blogspot.com/2009/01/chinese-birthday-celebration-customs.html
Maggie’s first birthday in China:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSseYZ2clsw
百衲衣
bǎi nà yī
礼物 lǐwù
虎头鞋 、虎头帽
Hǔtóu xié , hǔtóu mào
One year old birthday

5. 长寿面 chángshòu miàn
Longevity noodle

6. 寿桃 shòutáo
Longevity peach buns

7. 生日聚会 shēngrì jùhuì
Birthday party

8. Congratulation and Best wishes
 Happy Birthday
 生日快乐 sheng rì kuài lè
 All wishes come true
 心想事成 xīn xiǎng shì chéng
 Long-long life as the South Mountain standing
 寿比南山 shòu bǐ nán shān
 Lucky as deep as the Eastern Sea
 福如东海 fú rú dōng hǎi

9.  How old are you?
你几岁 ？
Nǐ jǐ suì ?
 I am 10.
我十岁
Wǒ shí suì
Asking Age in Chinese

10. Asking Age in Chinese
 How big are you?
你多大了？
 nǐ duō dà le?
 How old are you this year?
你今年多大了？
Nǐ jīnnián duō dà le ?

11. Asking Age in Chinese
 What zodiac sign are you?
你属什么？
Nǐ shǔ shénme ?
 I am a rabbit.
我属兔
Wǒ shǔ tù.
rat ox tiger rabbit dragon snake horse sheep monkey chicken dog pig
鼠 牛 虎 兔 龙 蛇 马 羊 猴 鸡 狗 猪
shǔ niú hǔ tù lóng shé mǎ yáng hóu jī gǒu zhū

12. Fun Chinese
女大十八变
Nǚ dà shí bā biàn
A girl changes quickly from childhood to adulthood.
YouTube Video
http://youtu.be/e0Vd0A4AIHU