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Procedure of duck tail ceremony

Leaving duck tails for little boys has long been popular in villages and towns. In the streets, villages and kindergartens, you can see many boys leaving a handful of hair at the back of their heads, and they won't cut it until they are five or six years old. Except for the duck's tail, many people left their foreheads. I have long heard that the ceremony of cutting duck tail is quite grand, and I didn't really see it until the day before yesterday. My colleague's children are going to cut the tail of a duck and invite us to a party. Originally, they planned to go directly to the restaurant, but my colleague called me to go to her house and said that the duck tail-cutting ceremony had been scheduled for 10: 58 in the morning, so I took a bus to her house at 10: 55 and saw the lights and decorations in front of her house from a distance. The banner above the high inflatable column at the door reads "Mr. So-and-so's son likes to cut duck tails", as well as salutes and bands. The colleague who came first told us that I was late and that the little hero had just sat on the big table and was carried by four people to see his uncle and aunt. Very interesting. Colleagues live in a two-story building, and the yard is decorated. Like a wedding, he burns incense on the table, lights red candles and sticks ceremony flowers on the wall. Due to the delay, the duck tail cutting ceremony was changed to 1 1: 00 18. The master of ceremonies announced the start of the ceremony and the little hero made a grand appearance. He is wearing a brand-new suit [it is said that his aunt bought it, which is very exquisite] and there is a big red flower on his chest. Like the groom's official, he was embarrassed at first and was pushed to the red carpet in front of the table. Then he began to worship heaven and earth, his great-grandmother, his grandparents, his uncle and aunt. When he kowtowed to them, he appealed. Of course, it didn't come for nothing. Everyone should take it out. The next most important step is to cut the duck tail. Before I cut it, I tied a lot of hundred-dollar bills to my braid. No one can cut a duck's tail. It's my uncle's patent, so I'm going to see it in person. My uncle has to seal a red envelope for the second time when cutting the duck tail. In addition to the duck tail, I also left the front ya, which is my aunt's patent, so I invited two aunts to come up and cut the front ya and wrapped a red envelope. The last item is to ask the barber for a haircut, and the whole ceremony is over after the haircut. Then people went to the hotel and began to enjoy drinking and eating vegetables.