Birthing Cermonies Of Other Cultures

In this essay, the author

• Explains that religion and culture share the same as well.
• Describes the ways in which she explores the natural world through walks in the fields and over the years.
• Describes the steam baths in an adobe hut.
• Explains that she takes this after work so she can sleep and get up and do it all over again.
• Explains that the newborn baby is alone with its mother for these eight days.
• Explains that this time frame is the baby integration into the family.
• Explains that garlic, lime, salt, and tobacco are used to ward off evil spirits.
• Describes the celebrations as there are for a boy. they say this is because of all the hard.
• Narrates how the male child is given an umbilical cord cut, while the female child receives one.
• Explains that they consider the baby owned by the community as well as the parents.
• Opines that some people can't help but have them in different places like a hospital.
• Recommends using a sharp knife to cut the skin in the most sensitive part of the body.
• Opines that part means you are a coward and unworthy to be maasia man.
• Explains that they are not allowed to even touch their food.
• Explains that sticks are eaten with, and when healed their heads are shaved and the black is removed.
• Explains that the belief is that by removing parts of the girls from the middle east.
• Explains that this is a high-risk procedure, meaning there have been high risks.
• Explains that the female is dependent on the male and strong and not a coward.
• Explains that culture works with the child before they are born. first of all plans are made for them so they know who is going to witness the birth.
• Explains that the mother is to keep on working as she did before the baby is born. this shows the child the importance of work in their culture.
• Opines that it is considered to be a scandal if an indian woman goes to hospital to have her baby.
• Explains that only the three couples know where the child is born. the placenta has to be burned at a certain time. they believe that the earth is the mother and father to all children.
• Explains that stone stoves are heated up and then cold water is poured on the rocks and this makes steam. this prevents the mother from having a miscarriage.
• Explains that the gifts they bring are usually food for the mother, or something for baby. the mother has to taste all of the food that is brought to her.
• Analyzes how the child grows up and has a lot of responsibility. after eight days another animal is killed to show that his right to be alone with his mother is over.
• Explains that work is hard and there are certain things due to them as a mother. they place gender roles like we used to with the women staying home.
• Explains that in our culture after the birth the mother and child are hidden away and left alone for eight or nine days depending on the age of the child.
• Opines that the hospital doesn't allow women to give birth in a hospital because it is unsafe.
• Opines that until they stampede away, all of the slaughtered oxen and honey beer will go to waste, his food would be spit on and he would get a severe beating.
• Narrates how a large crowd of boys and men form semi-circles in front of the him.
• Narrates how the boy spreads the boys legs and announces "one cut" to prevent him from being caught off guard. then a white paint is splashed in their face.
• Explains that it takes a while for them to recover from this. after they are able to walk and do stuff again, they can walk again.
• Opines that in our society you wouldn't be considered to be any less of a man if this was done to you and you screamed in pain.
• Explains that there are women holding down each limb which makes it hard to move. many women who have had this done say they had the feelings before it was done but now they weren't as emotional.
• Opines that society doesn't treat everyone the same, despite the fact that men are ranked by how many women they sleep with.
• Narrates how the test began when they had him lay down in a pit of carnivorous ants. he had to lay there until they gave him the signal to get up.
• Explains that three headhunters are hunting you down. if you fail the test, they do a ritual using your head, but if you pass, you are finally allowed to pass.
• Opines that fraternity, but none of them are usually based on courage. they think that these stories show you how your society is not the only one and also it isn't the best.