What to give for Korean first birthday

[Anonymous]

My good friend is having a dohl (1st birthday) for her son. This will be at a very nice restaurant and knowing my friend, she will go all out with decorations.

What is an appropriate gift?

Normally I would give cash but it seems so impersonal. They are already rich so they don’t need my $100-200.

[Anonymous]

I would give a nice hardcover children's book. If you're not Korean, nobody would expect a traditional Korean gift. Gold is traditional but really, nobody wants you to give their baby some gold.

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[Anonymous]

I don't know but just came on to say I am pretty sure it will be considered the 2nd birthday, since Koreans count you as 1 when you are born. And then I think all the Koreans have antoher birthday on new year's day, also?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't know but just came on to say I am pretty sure it will be considered the 2nd birthday, since Koreans count you as 1 when you are born. And then I think all the Koreans have antoher birthday on new year's day, also?

Yeah Korean age system is very confusing and hard to follow. Dohl is first birthday that’s not first birthday but it kinda is…

[Anonymous]

Regular birthday gifts (toys/clothes) are fine OP. No one excepts you to get gold. I don’t even do that for my nephews and nieces.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't know but just came on to say I am pretty sure it will be considered the 2nd birthday, since Koreans count you as 1 when you are born. And then I think all the Koreans have antoher birthday on new year's day, also?

My Indian relatives do it this way, too. You either start your first year or you completed it.

[Anonymous]

The only one I've been to, non Korean friends of the couple gave toys and clothes - American first birthday gifts.

[Anonymous]

These are cute! I have given them in Hebrew Uncle Goose Korean Blocks - Made in The USA https://a.co/d/0LG7VuQ

[Anonymous]

Give regular baby/toddler gifts.

[Anonymous]

Literally the same you would give to any 1 year old.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My good friend is having a dohl (1st birthday) for her son. This will be at a very nice restaurant and knowing my friend, she will go all out with decorations.

What is an appropriate gift?

Normally I would give cash but it seems so impersonal. They are already rich so they don’t need my $100-200.

People do these things at a restaurant nowadays?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My good friend is having a dohl (1st birthday) for her son. This will be at a very nice restaurant and knowing my friend, she will go all out with decorations.

What is an appropriate gift?

Normally I would give cash but it seems so impersonal. They are already rich so they don’t need my $100-200.

People do these things at a restaurant nowadays?

Weird question. I just had a 30-person baptism and a 20-person 60th bday for my mom born at restaurants. Who isn’t doing things at restaurants?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My good friend is having a dohl (1st birthday) for her son. This will be at a very nice restaurant and knowing my friend, she will go all out with decorations.

What is an appropriate gift?

Normally I would give cash but it seems so impersonal. They are already rich so they don’t need my $100-200.

*both

People do these things at a restaurant nowadays?

Weird question. I just had a 30-person baptism and a 20-person 60th bday for my mom born at restaurants. Who isn’t doing things at restaurants?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My good friend is having a dohl (1st birthday) for her son. This will be at a very nice restaurant and knowing my friend, she will go all out with decorations.

What is an appropriate gift?

Normally I would give cash but it seems so impersonal. They are already rich so they don’t need my $100-200.

People do these things at a restaurant nowadays?

Weird question. I just had a 30-person baptism and a 20-person 60th bday for my mom born at restaurants. Who isn’t doing things at restaurants?

No need to be rude. You don't set the norm.

[Anonymous]

We did our kids Dohl at home. Just family members.