In different countries and cultures, there may be many things that are quite different. Because many behavioral habits are passed down from generation to generation, such as some behavioral habits for pregnancies and newborns. This time, I've compiled 7 interesting traditions about pregnancy and newborns around the world.
1. Turkey: A traditional drink for women after childbirth
There is a traditional drink in Turkey called Lohusa erbeti, which is made from water, sugar, cinnamon, cloves and red food coloring. After women give birth, they start drinking the drink, which is said to help women produce more breast milk. In addition, it is also served to guests.
2. Malaysia: Women use a kind of abdominal bandage
There is also a tradition of confinement in Malaysia, where women usually spend 44 days, during which in addition to paying attention to their diet, they also apply hot stones and oil, and may even be massaged. In addition, they use a belly bandage to help them regain their shape.
3, the Netherlands: when the baby is born, eat sugar according to gender
In the Netherlands, when a baby is born, adults may celebrate by eating snacks made from fennel seeds called Muisjes, which translates to "little mouse" in Dutch. This food has a blue or pink color, and which one to eat should depend on gender. In addition to this, parents also give guests a food, which is a bit similar to the candy we give, but they send a round toast coated with butter and sprinkled with Muisjes.
4. Thailand: Mothers and mothers undergo a special ritual
In Thailand, both the mother and the newborn usually undergo a ritual called jufaj after childbirth. This is a ritual that includes spending odd days by fire. Usually women go through an 11-day ritual that they believe can leave scars in the womb and ward off demonic spirits.
5, Germany: the name can not be picked arbitrarily
After the baby is born, parents will find a way to give their child a meaningful name. In Germany, it is not easy to name a child, as there are many names that are not allowed. Many people may name their children with the names of celebrities or certain well-known groups or places, which in Germany may be rejected. One university in Germany even conducts a special study on this to help parents assess the feasibility of names.
6. United States: Get a blanket with blue and pink stripes
In hospitals in many U.S. states, when a baby is born, the hospital provides a blanket with blue and pink stripes. Although there is no difference even with blankets of other colors, blankets of this color do not seem to have any special meaning. But this blanket has been going on for more than sixty years and has become a habit.
7. Bali, Indonesia: Place the placenta in an empty coconut or clay pot
In Bali, Indonesia's famous tourist island, there is a very peculiar traditional custom. When people have a child, they take the placenta home, then wash it and put it in an empty coconut or clay pot with an inscription. They may then be placed in certain plants in the garden of the home, such as roses, betel nuts, etc. The areas placed differently for different sexes are usually placed near the right side of the door for boys and on the left for girls. In addition, they would put some stones and dirt in the hole and plant pandanus trees, because they thought that this would avoid animals and evil spirits. For 42 days, sacrifices, candles and incense are also placed on site.