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)





Giant panda cub Bei Bei in his habitat as the zoo celebrates his first birthday at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, DC on August 20, 2016. (Photo by Linda Davidson/The Washington Post)





Giant panda Mei Xiang chooses a symbol of Luck & Friendship for her cub Bei Bei who is celebrating his first birthday at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, DC on August 20, 2016. (Photo by Linda Davidson/The Washington Post)





Giant panda cub Bei Bei checks out a video cameras in his habitat as the zoo celebrates his first birthday at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, DC on August 20, 2016. (Photo by Linda Davidson/The Washington Post)





Giant panda Mei Xiang and her cub Bei Bei who is celebrating his first birthday at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, DC on August 20, 2016. (Photo by Linda Davidson/The Washington Post)





Giant panda Mei Xiang and her cub Bei Bei who is celebrating his first birthday at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, DC on August 20, 2016. (Photo by Linda Davidson/The Washington Post)





Panda enthusiats Angela Ramsey, husband Heiko and 10-yr-old son Liam wear panda garb as the Zoo celebrates the first birthday of Bei Bei at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, DC on August 20, 2016. (Photo by Linda Davidson/The Washington Post)





Giant panda cub Bei Bei in his habitat as the zoo celebrates his first birthday at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, DC on August 20, 2016. (Photo by Linda Davidson/The Washington Post)





Giant panda cub Bei Bei in his habitat as the zoo celebrates his first birthday at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, DC on August 20, 2016. (Photo by Linda Davidson/The Washington Post)





Giant panda cub Bei Bei is attracted by visitors to his habitat as the zoo celebrates his first birthday at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, DC on August 20, 2016. (Photo by Linda Davidson/The Washington Post)





Zoo officials set out a birthday cake for the Giant panda cub as the Zoo celebrates the first birthday of Bei Bei 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 birthday festivities also included frozen birthday treats for all three however keepers couldn't entice Bei Bei outside to eat his cake. His mother however, thoroughly enjoyed it. The “cake” is made of frozen, diluted fruit juices, fruit bits, some capped sweet potato and leaf-eater biscuits. (Photo by Linda Davidson/The Washington Post)





People of all ages watch as Giant panda Mei Xiang discovers a birthday cake meant for her cub Bei Bei who turns one at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, DC on August 20, 2016. (Photo by Linda Davidson/The Washington Post)





Giant panda Mei Xiang discovers a birthday cake meant for her cub Bei Bei (NP) who turns one at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, DC on August 20, 2016. (Photo by Linda Davidson/The Washington Post)