In China, one-month-old feast and one-year-old catch of a baby are of unique Chinese characteristic. These two ceremonies are of milestone-like significance in the growing process of a baby.

On the day when a baby is a month old, the family of the baby will invite their friends and relatives to a ceremony to celebrate the occasion. In a traditional one-month-old ceremony, there will be a rejoicing and festive atmosphere in the family and the feast is supposed to be lively and joyful. However, in recent years this custom has been gradually abandoned among city dwellers, especially among young couples. Nevertheless, one-month-old ceremony of a baby still remains a memorable and happy moment for every family.

Zhou in the word zhuazhou means "a baby is one year old". The earliest historical record about zhuazhou appeared during the Dynasty of Northern Qi. On the day when a baby is a year old. the family of the baby will lay out sutras, brush pens, ink sticks, paper, ink slabs, abacus, copper coins, account books, jewelries, flowers, rouge, foods, toys, etc. For girls, scoops, scissors, rulers, thread, paper-cut will be added. parents then put the baby in front of these articles and make it sit up. Nobody will give any instruction or cue to the baby so that it is freely to choose by itself. Watching baby catch articles it likes, family can then make predictions about its potential interests, future career and development.