Chaoshan people don't celebrate their birthdays, but they will be older than 5 years old; Chaoshan custom only people who are 5 years old can make birthdays, which are called big birthdays, and there must be a plate of noodles called longevity noodles at birthday banquets. When guests eat noodles with birthday people, they will pick up noodles and exclaim appreciatively, "Long! What a long time! " After that, I will put the noodles into my mouth to wish the old man a long life.

Birthday, commonly known as "making a birthday", is a commemoration of one's birth date and a folk custom that Chaoshan people pay more attention to; Commemoration began when I was one year old, but it was relatively simple. Generally, I only boiled two eggs with shells (mostly eggs) and let him peel them and eat them to show that I don't forget them. Nearly adult, then cooked into two sweet egg soup to eat; After getting married and starting a business, every birthday, I will cook some good dishes and invite my parents to have dinner together to show my memory and thank my parents for their fertility.

The 7th and 8th birthdays are the most solemn. Rich people celebrate their 8th birthdays, decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, and laid a red carpet in front of the hall. The hall is hung with birthday slips, with tea beds as the top seats, and red birthday couplets posted on the doors. The hall is filled with antique calligraphy and paintings, jewels and jade articles (many of which are borrowed), and a Chaozhou opera is performed in front of the hall. Post in advance to invite in-laws and family friends, and the relatives of the "five clothes" (the first five generations) will come to participate.