Sutak describes a state (temporary or continous) of being where ritual purification is not possible, for any number of reasons. A woman who has given birth needs time to heal, and due to the continuing secretions from her body, cannot undergo ritual purification.
We gave honey to our son on the day of his birth as part of our Indian tradition “janam gudti”. The tradition is that someone from the family will offer sweet to the child on his birth. However, children below one year are vulnerable to a disease called botulism that is caused by honey.
Muslim birth rites
Come to prayer.") are the first words a newborn Muslim baby should hear. They are whispered into the right ear of the child by his or her father. The baby's first taste should be something sweet, so parents may chew a piece of date and rub the juice along the baby's gums.A pregnant lady can visit temples with her husband but after nine months or some people after seven months don't let her go to temple , seashore and hill temples because they want to keep her in their eye sight. After three months they visit the temple with the mother and baby.
Bathabiles baby was born spontaneously underwater Birth in the Xhosa culture, is an important rite of passage and is therefore treated with due respect, honour and celebration. This ceremony is believed to make the baby stronger in spirit and protect her from future evil.
Hindu baby rites
Hindu rituals (sanskars) begin before a child is born. Once the child enters the world, Jatakarma is performed to welcome the child into the family, by putting some honey in the child's mouth and whispering the name of God in the child's ear.The Brit Milah (circumcision ceremony) is an important initiation rite for young Jewish boys. Circumcision is a religious obligation on Jews recalling the covenant that God made with Abraham. Ordinarily circumcision ceremonies take place when the child is eight days old but it can be delayed for medical reasons.
The preta-karma is an important Hindu death rituals that takes place during the period of mourning. It serves to help the deceased person's soul move from spirit form to its new body in the cycle of reincarnation.
The rites are performed between the 11th and 31st day after death, depending on caste traditions, and at regular intervals thereafter. The first annual death anniversary is observed by a shraddha ceremony that enables the deceased (preta) to be admitted into the assembly of forefathers (pitri).
There is a 10-day period after the death, during which the immediate family follows Hindu mourning customs. They refrain from visiting the family shrine and are prohibited from entering a temple or any other sacred place. This is because they are considered to be spiritually impure during this mourning period.
Infant baptism
Baptism has been a symbolic way of joining the Church from the very start of Christianity. Water is used in baptism, and is a symbol of washing away sin and the start of a new life. Many denominations baptise infants. for the ceremony, parents may dress their baby in a special white garment.Given once for all, Baptism cannot be repeated. The baptisms of those to be received into the Catholic Church from other Christian communities are held to be valid if administered using the Trinitarian formula.
The Mark 16:15–18 Great Commission passage speaks of believing: "He who believes and is baptised will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned" (verse 16, NKJV). This, they say, excludes infants, whom they see as incapable of believing.
Thus, baptism is literally and symbolically not only cleansing, but also dying and rising again with Christ. Catholics believe baptism is necessary to cleanse the taint of original sin, and so commonly baptise infants.
rites of passage. Ceremonies that mark important transitional periods in a person's life, such as birth, puberty, marriage, having children, and death. Rites of passage usually involve ritual activities and teachings designed to strip individuals of their original roles and prepare them for new roles.
When a Christian dies, it is seen as the end of his/her life on earth. A funeral is held for friends and family to grieve for the person who has died and give thanks for their life. If someone is on their deathbed, a minister will prepare them for death.
The Catholic holds that there are three types of baptism by which one can be saved: sacramental baptism (with water), baptism of desire (explicit or implicit desire to be part of the Church founded by Jesus Christ), and baptism of blood (martyrdom).
Practices of different Buddhist traditions
Some Buddhists, for example in Thailand, tie sacred threads around the baby's wrists to greet the spirit 'Khwan' who looks after babies. When the baby is a month old, a monk may shave the baby's hair. In Japan, a few days after birth the baby's room is purified.According to the Grhya Sutras, Namakarana ceremony is typically performed on the tenth or the twelfth day after birth. Some texts suggest the naming ceremony be done on the first new moon or full moon day after the 10th day of birth. Alternate opinions range from the tenth day to the first day of the second year.
A cradle, or thottil, ceremony is performed usually on the 11th, 12th or 16th day of the baby's birth to signify the baby's independence from his or her mother. In this ceremony, a black spot is put on the baby's forehead to ward off evil.
