What do Kids in Nanjing Wear at the Spring Festival?

Tiger cap: Especially for boys. It is in the shape of a tiger, with ear cover but no brim. The tiger on the top consists of tiger head, body and tail. The tiger head is round, occupying most of the space on the top. The image contains bold eyebrows, big eyes, a wide mouth, buckteeth, a long tongue and upright ears. The exaggerated facial features take on a majestic looking. With 2 legs on each side and a tail at the back, the tiger image is vivid. Usually, yellow or red silk will be used to make the tiger, together with color-cloth-made facial features, 4 claws and the tail.

Generally speaking, black cloth will be used as the binding for the tiger head, body and 4 legs; white cloth will be used to make eyes, teeth, nose and 4 claws; more often blue and green cloth will be used to make the eyebrow; red or purple cloth will be used to make the mouth, ears and tongue. The character in the middle of forehead, whisker near the mouth and nose and stripes all over the body will be broidered with black wool. The eldership give this kind of caps to boys to keep them warm and wish them vigor and health.

Tiger head shoes: Tiger head shoes are traditional folk handicraft products. The shoes are named after the tiger-shape toe cap. They are useful art wares. The custom of making a pair of tiger head shoes for a new born baby has been carried on till now in Nanjing.

Tiger head cloak: A coat for infants, which is commonly called a bell or sail clothes . It is a must-given gift from the grandmother on mother s side to a new born baby when it is one month old. It is mostly made by silk, with a collar but no leaves, buttons or vent on both lower hems. Streamers are accessorized under the collar and at the waist. We can put it on a baby s shoulder and fasten the streamers, so it is also called dress smock . Usually, the hood is accessorized by black eyebrow, tiger eyes, red lips in the shape of a tiger head. On the border of hood and front of the clothes, white rabbit hair will be embroidered, which looks very nice.
Tiger bellyband: it is also called the five evils bellyband . Tiger pendant: cloth made accessory for infants. There are tiger shape perfume bags tiger pillows and tiger bibs. (Jinling Evening News)