Do you know that woman in China stay in bed for a month after giving birth.  It’s called the sitting month.  They stay inside (away from the cold and wind), restore their bodies and rest.  There’s a nurse that cook for and attends to the mother and baby and it’s a special time marked with many traditions.

I’ve been told if you don’t hold this tradition, you will age quicker, you will have bad joints, bones, pains when you’re older, spots on your hands, that you will get sick immediately, etc.

The other day I was told that many Chinese woman during that time don’t brush their teeth, don’t wash their hair, can’t venture outside, wear caps on their heads when they leave the hospital, should only eat hot foods and must restore their weakness.

In Shijiazhuang, these traditions seem to me to be closely followed.

Just one of those interesting cultural things that is perhaps different than your home cultures.