First Birthday Hanbok Baby Boy Korean Traditional

First Birthday Hanbok Baby Boy Korean Traditional

Made in Korea.

All items as photo included.

Hanbok / belt / norigae / pocket / socks / shoes / hat – so total 7 items

Hand wash softly with cold water

First Birthday Hanbok Baby Boy Korean Traditional is for Dohl Party ceremony.

Girls and Women’s hanbok consist of skirt and jeogori. and Boys and Men’s hanbok consist of jeogori, vest and trousers.

Generally celebrating the first birthday of a child is a joyous occasion in any culture.

We call the first birthday party as “dol” (돌) or “doljanchi” (돌잔치) in Korean.Above all  this celebration was important in the past because many newborns could not meet their first birthday due to childhood disease and lack of medicinal knowledge. Therefore, when a baby meets the first birthday, family and many people make a huge celebration.

Also the child would be dressed up the Hanbok in the first birthday.

And Baby hanbok Clothing for boy consist of followings.

hanbok – jeogori means top and babj means trousers/pants.
belt – call doltti. it contains of parent’s wishes for baby’s luck, long life, healthy, wellness, etc..
norigae is accessory. made by Korean embroidery and strap art.
bokgun is hat
beoseon is hanbok socks.
boy hanbok shoes called gotsin.
And the pocket is for containing the lucky. so we call as lucky pocket.

In addition the main event of the first birthday is the doljabi (돌잡이) ceremony. The variety of objects are put on a table. and whatever the child chooses foretells his or her future.The objects have evolved over time so in the list below you can see some traditional objects and what are clearly newer objects added to the table.

For instance,
pencil/book – smarts
food – not hungry
money – wealth
thread – longevity
bow and arrow – military career
golf club/balls – athlete
computer mouse – technician

In conclusion, this ceremony is for baby’s healthy and wealth.