Motif
Birth ritual with divine symbols and name taboo
birth_ritual_with_divine_symbols_and_name_taboo
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
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Aino Folk-Tales I.--TALES ACCOUNTING FOR THE ORIGIN OF PHENOMENA. / II.--MORAL TALES. / IV.--MISCELLANEOUS TALES. / V.--SCRAPS OF FOLK-LORE.; lines 2201-2329 confidence: high
Birth customs include preparing clothes, washing the newborn, setting up divine symbols, thanking the gods, female-only attendance with midwives, and naming rules including avoidance of the parent's name.
Birth involves prepared clothes, washing, divine symbols, thanksgiving to gods, female attendance, midwives, and avoidance of parental names.
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