Babinden is one of the great national women’s holidays, dedicated to the “grandmothers” – the women who helped give birth to the young brides. The rites on this day are mainly subordinated to the desire to show honor and respect to the elderly women who helped the women in labor. This holiday is pagan and …
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 …
