Where is the umbilical cord for children?

In Shangyu District, Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province, when you walk into the bedrooms of some rural families, you can often see two things wrapped in red paper hanging on the walls of beds or rooms. It is said by the host that hanging this on the bedside can ward off evil spirits and be courageous, which is very mysterious. This tradition has continued for many years, and this kind of red paper wrapped thing can also be seen on the bedside table of old-fashioned beds in the past. Generally, no one will touch it, so it will hang for many years and it will be covered with dust. In fact, the bread here is the umbilical cord and fetal hair of the newborn. Parents hang their children's umbilical cord and fetal hair on the high bedside, which is said to ward off evil spirits and give them courage. This family has been hung up since the birth of the child, and it has been hung up for more than ten years now. Now, the child has been in junior high school.

Few people hang this thing on the bedside now. With the development of the times, it is popular to donate umbilical cord blood, and fetal hair is also made into various souvenirs, such as writing brushes.