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Originally Posted by Little_star
When a baby is born it is customary for an elder male in the family to whisper the "azaan" or call to prayer into their ear. This is usually done as soon as possible after the birth so that the baby's first sounds are the words of God.
Some like to feed the newborn honey, a tiny amount obviously, so that they taste somthing sweet soon after birth.
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This is interesting! Tanx Little Star! I guess the elder male in the family is NOT present when the woman is giving birth...
but its a nice tradition! And I guess that means the newborn from then is part of a bigger family (not just mum, dad, brothers/sisters)
But why do they want the baby to taste honey to taste something sweet?? I mean, the milk from the mother is very sweet....
... and by the way, when I had my (3 ) kids I was told not to give them honey until they was 12 months, because of the risk of become seriousely ill....
We are living in a strange (and wonderful) world!!