I have recently received a gift pack and this has made me recall those moment when I was trying to source for the practical full moon gift pack that suit my budget.
Full moon celebration is usually held after a baby has passed one month of age. As well as a celebration, it’s a formal proclamation to friends and relatives, of the newest member of the family.
Giving away the gift pack to friends and relatives is a way to announce the birth of your one month old baby and also a way to appreciate the gifts or well wishes received from them.
A very traditional gift pack will usually comprise the following:-
- red eggs (hard-boiled eggs with their shells dyed red) symbolise new life. In Chinese culture, the colour red is associated with good luck
- nasi kunyit (yellow glutinous rice) represent a wish for the baby to always have a staple meal
- chicken curry to symbolise that there’ll always be meat on the table – very important to Chinese people!
- ang koo kuih (literally “red turtle cake”) – the design of which represents the baby’s gender.
In the market, I think there are 4 main categories of gift packs offered :-
1. Nasi Kunyit, Curry Chicken, Red Eggs, Kuih, Ang Koo, Roasted Chicken (range from RM8.90 to RM65 per pack)
This is usually a popular choice if you not arranging for a separate party or catering session for the celebration.
Here some of the suppliers for the above package:-
www.krr.com.my/ (kenny roger)
2. Cup cake (range from RM 19.50 to RM21.00 (per pack of 4-6) or more depends on the design and quantity)
I think this is very 'posh' and very 'in' thing now, very pretty but not practical and costly. I see people including my family member who will peel off the pretty icing bit, throw them away and eat the tiny content that is left.
Here are some of the very creative suppliers:-
www.uniqfullmoon.com.my/fullmoon3. Cakes, Red Eggs, Ang Koo, Tarts (range from RM10.20 to RM 30.00 per pack)
This a 'modernised' traditional package. Instead of just having a marble/butter cake and red egg or ang Koo, now there are combinations of all these with some tarts and ang koo or cakes and red eggs.
Most of the supplier of item 1 will have this package too.
4. Customise/personalised gift box (RM10.80- RM32.00)
I consider this as very 'posh' thing too. You pay for the packaging. It usually comprises of customised card with the baby's photo and some of his/her information like date of birth, weight and etc. Some small gift like chocolate, candy, cookies with personalise wrap and maybe some soft toy.
My personal opinion, most of the stuff will go unappreciated. It is very pretty to look at. In actual fact, the wrap will go to the bin. OK, the personalised card, some may keep it, some may just go missing some how rather. The box may become some sort of storage and laying around in the house. The toy, goes without saying, how many cuddly toy everyone has in the house, so many! My children has dozens being given, they play almost none of them, so they are mainly lying around somewhere in the cupboard or being recycle as gift to others or being donated.
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