Sebi is One!
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The other day we had a chance to go to the first birthday party for Sebi Kim. She is my friend Peter’s daughter. Yes, Sebi is a cutie! This was our first time attending a first year birthday party in Korea.
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Of course, it was complete with all the fixin’s! Great Korean traditional food. The good stuff! Yum!
A baby’s first birthday party (Chut-tol) is a big event for Koreans. One of the interesting things at the party was the Tol Table that was prepared by Peter and his wife, Jin Young Ha.
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The table setting consists of different kinds of ddeok (rice cakes), fruits and other things needed for holding the Toljabee event.
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Usually these items are a bundle of thread, a brush, a calligraphy set, pencil, book, money, a gavel, a computer mouse, etc. They are used to predict Sebi’s future during the Toljabee event.
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Amanda, Adam and Alexandria watched with wonder as the party events unfolded...
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So...in order to predict Sebi’s future, everyone counts to 3 and Sebi grabs something interesting off the table.
Depending on what Sebi picks up...her future will be told...
Needle and thread: Sebi will live long
Ujube: Sebi will have many descendants
Book, pencil, or related items: Sebi will be a successful scholar
Gavel: Sebi will be a lawyer or judge
Rice cake: Sebi will become wealthy
Ruler, needle, scissors: Sebi will be talented with her hands
Knife: Sebi will be a good cook
Mom had Sebi pick twice from the table...the first time she picked up a pink computer mouse.
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...and the second time too!
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Since Sebi picked up the computer mouse, it is predicted that she will follow in her father’s foot steps. Peter happens to be a designer for Microsoft. Peter was visibly proud.
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Grandma was very happy!
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So was Grandma number 2. Or Grandma number 1 depending on who is doing the counting...
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Not your average pin-the-tale-on-the-donkey birthday party! All-in-all, a great event for the Wills kids to experience.