Baek il

The 100th day celebration is a Korean tradition that was born out of the high infant mortality rates in the old days.

In Korean culture, a baby’s 100th day of life is a big, celebratory milestone. The tradition comes from the olden days when a lot of babies did not live past 100 days.

A baby's 100 day Korean celebration or "Baek-il" is huge in Korean culture because it represents her overcoming one of the most critical milestones.

Oh we had the privilege and sweet honor of photographing Teddy’s Baek-il – his 100th day celebration!! We were thrilled to spend the afternoon @ Evansville Country Club with the Yuk Family capturing some memories from Teddy’s special Korean tradition!! Read allll about the celebration and hear from the Yuk family below, then keep scrolling […]

A story about how we celebrated Declan's 100th days including the history of why Koreans celebrate 100 days in a meaningful way.

In Korea, the 100th Day after a Baby being born (Baek- il) is celebrated with a small feast. Family members pray & give thanks for the baby's survival and health. Supposedly back in the day, a lot of babies didn't make it this far, due to lack of medical care, extreme temperature changes in Korea and other childhood related diseases. At first, I wasn't gonna do anything, but then I started thinking why not. Just because it's just us, doesn't mean we can't celebrate our baby, her health…

Korean 100 day celebration. Baek il.

A baby's 100th day is an important milestone in the Korean culture. Why do Koreans celebrate 100 days? Details from Gia Rumi's 100 days celebration at home.