A Child is Born
A Child is Born
By: Germaine Gveer
In traditional society, pregnant woman is taken care by her relatives and family that makes her feel good and avoid her mental pain. When she gives birth to a child, it is celebrated joyously. The child is reared loving by the whole family in the traditional society. Child rearing is benefit practice for the child and young mother. The mother and new baby are given new clothes. There is feasting and singing. The whole family looks after the child. One of the rewards of her pregnancy and production of the child that the mother can go home to visit her mother and sister.
The main advantage in traditional society is that the child is a good environment to make good relationship with his/her biological family and relatives. Under the age of 5 or 6 the children are looked often together by the whole family. They are token together to the pond to have a bath and feed together. In the afternoon they are told ferry tails. They live with their big mummy or small mummy during the dog but at night they always sleep with their own mother. But there is no such practice in the modern individualistic society.
After the birth of a child in a traditional society, there are many ritual practices. Naming ceremony is the most important in these days, the mother is encouraged, child is looked after and there is a feast for relatives singing, dancing, merry making are common in traditional society.
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