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A zoo official baits the symbolic posters in which Giant panda cub Bei Bei or his mother Mei Xiang will choose from in a chinese Zhuazhou ceremony held today for the cub's first birthday at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, DC on August 20, 2016. The zoo invited the public to the celebration which included a Chinese Zhuazhou, a traditional ceremony, where several symbolic objects are placed in front of the baby or in this case, the panda. The object that the panda chooses foretells something about his or her future. Bei Bei had three banners with painted symbols placed in his yard. He or his mother Mei Xiang (may-SHONG) will chose one, the mother chose Luck & Friendship. The birthday festivities also included frozen birthday treat for all three. (Photo by Linda Davidson/The Washington Post)
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