- Parents of newborns in Japan are sending rice bags to relatives to replicate the feeling of hugging an actual baby.
- These bags are also often used in weddings, with photos of the bride and groom when they were babies.
- Because people cannot travel during the pandemic, rice noodle babies are becoming more and more popular.
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Parents of newborns in Japan are sending bags of rice as heavy as babies to relatives who want to hug their babies but cannot visit them during the pandemic.
Some rice bags are designed to resemble a baby wrapped in a blanket, with a child’s face on the front, According to the Guardian. A typical 3.4 kg rice baby costs about US$32 (approximately R464), and heavier bags are more expensive.
The method of sending these baby rice bags is called “Duck Heights” in Japan, And they are often used in weddings, according to the Guardian. The bride and groom gave their parents a bag with a photo of the couple when they were young to express their gratitude.
Now Japan’s population is declining The owner of Midian said that as fewer babies were born there, wedding orders began to dominate the market.
They said that Dakigokochi is not a particularly new phenomenon, but the Covid pandemic has led to an increase in demand because distant relatives cannot go to attend weddings or visit newborn babies.
Japan has State of emergency prolonged in multiple regions And it is recommended to work hard to deal with its The biggest surge in cases so far in the past few weeks.
