Birth Customs

The Delivery of The Baby in Hani
Dec 4, 2012
When the child is born the person helping the mother will not pick it up until it has cried three times, the first for a life span, the second for the whole village and the third as a request of help. The helper must give a temporary name ...

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Introductions of The Lisu
Nov 28, 2012
The Lisu women are not obliged to abstain from certain foods during pregnancy and they go about their household duties as long as they are able. When the birth is imminent the husband calls to his ancestors by their spirit name, offering to ...

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