Putian Danpan. Folks in Putian generally choose a day in the year that they are satisfied with to celebrate their birthdays. Some people also choose their own birthday to celebrate their birthdays.

The birthday celebration in Xianyou usually takes place during the Spring Festival. On the first day of the new year, relatives will pay New Year greetings to those in the family who are celebrating the birthday. Those who are serious about birthday celebrations will also prepare peanut soup and oranges to thank relatives and friends who come to pay New Year greetings. Friends, and then choose to hold a few tables of delicious banquets a day to entertain relatives and friends from the third to the fifteenth day of the lunar month to express their birthday.

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As for Putian folk customs, some serious birthday celebrations have to pick up a carrying tray. The so-called tray is made of bamboo and coated with tung oil and dark red paint. Covered container, shaped like a drum, used to hold gifts. It comes in various sizes, with a maximum diameter of about fifty centimeters.

A set of five plates of different sizes are stacked in a round cone shape, tied with a red net rope, or put into a red sack. The same five are placed at the other end and picked away with a pole, so it is called a set. Danpan, a Danpan is used for major folk activities, such as weddings, birthdays, housewarming and traditional festivals.

Generally, Danpans are used to hold longevity noodles, mushrooms, pasta, eggs, clothing, etc. in an even number of ten or more, which is festive and auspicious. The food in Danpans has a strong local flavor and is used to set off the atmosphere. Praying to God for good luck is also a wordless message.