Upon the invitation from one of my best friends, I attended the first birthday party of his niece. It is the biggest anniversary for kids in Korea. Low survival rate of a baby in ancient times formulated it as a special event, called "
dol" Family members as well as relatives would get together to celebrate it if they did not get a bad news from his or her parents. Thanks to high quality medical service now, nobody will worry about the health of infants in most cases. However, the culture of dol lasts up to now. My parents must have hosted my dol party in 1975, too! :)
The party itself is for her (one year old baby). Joy from the party will be taken by the attended, though. Photos taken long before then shown in front of entrance made us smile by reviewing her life story over the last one year. Her toddling with smile attracted attention from everybody touched by innocence. In my point, I could enjoy nice dishes, drinks, music, and beautiful atmosphere colored in pink everywhere. Anyway, it was one of the greatest parties ever attended recently.
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