The chinese ceremony is known as 抓周.
"Zhou" in the word "zhua zhou" means the baby is one year old. On that day, before the baby eats its longevity noodle, the family will lay out sutras, brush pens, paper, abacus, jewelries, flowers, foods, toys and so on. If it is a baby girl, scoops, scissors, rulers and thread will be added. The baby will be put in front of these articles, and choose whatever they want to take, without any cue or instructions from their parents or other people. According to what the baby catches, the family can predict the baby's interest and the future career. http://english.cri.cn/7106/2013/12/26/2001s805245.htm
The meanings behind some items are pretty straight-forward while others require some knowledge of Chinese language or culture to understand:
Measuring Tape – Designer / Architect
Sword – Law Enforcement / Soldier
Green Onion – Intelligent [green onion (蔥 cōng) and intelligent (聰 cōng) are homophones]
Stethoscope – Doctor
Abacus – Businessperson
Chicken – Food Security
Yuanbao [(元寶) money used in ancient China] – A life of fortune
Book – Scholar
Calligraphy Pen – Writer
Stamp – Civil Servant
Peanuts – Long Life
Microphone – Entertainer
Celery – Industrious [celery (芹 qín) and industrious (勤 qín) are homophones]