On the day of the baptism, the child is dressed from home by the parents, prepared and given to the godparents. Godparents have an important role on the day of baptism, they take the child from home and bring him only after the baptism service. In the old days, parents didn’t even go to church, …
Births decades ago, in villages in our area, looked very different than today. Most births took place at home, with the help of so-called “grandmother-acushers.” Sometimes women gave birth on their own. If the birth was complicated an attempt was made to bring in a doctor. Men usually left the house during labor, and did …
Tradition around birth In Hungary, the tradition of birth was of great importance in the past. The woman in a blessed state was carefully prepared for the arrival of the newborn. When the time came and the prophetic contractions appeared, the midwife was called to help bring the child into the world. Typically, the mother …
