There are five major banquets in the Kong family. The birthday banquet is a regular one. A special record is always kept of the birthdays of all major family members, each being an occasion to celebrate with special cuisine. Not only is the food prepared with delicacy, tableware and furnishings are all chosen with care. Even the names of the dishes all allude to longevity, like Longevity Fish, Long and Prosperous Life and First-class Birthday Peach. At wedding banquets, designed for the marriages of direct descendants of Confucius, the center of the table is decorated with the character xi (happiness), with plates arranged in the shape of double happiness and dishes served with such names as Peach Blossom Shrimp, Lovebird Chicken, Phoenix Sharkskin and Going to a High Post with a Son, Celebration banquets usually feature an atmosphere of celebration with auspiciously-named dishes, such as lucky chicken and happiness balls.