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 …
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 …
A family without children is considered incomplete – “a house without children is empty”. There are no categorically expressed preferences of all families for her gender, but everywhere they are happy with a boy. For the young mother, it is a special pride to say that she has an “asker – soldier” – the explanation …
