Home›Lifecycle Rituals›Birth and Naming RitesGroupBirth and Naming RitesBrowse BySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)Browse ByAll Birth and Naming RitesBirth and Naming Rites13 entriesBirth and Naming RitesFilter Results13 entriesAddressed ToAllGod (Abrahamic) (1)Origin Period Start YearAll-1200 (1)-1000 (1)-800 (3)150 (1)600 (1)610 (1)1550 (1)Attested InAllHadith (1)Torah (1)FrequencyAllOnce, or at a turning point in a life (13)Life Stage MarkedAllA milestone of childhood (3)Birth and the newborn (6)Entry into the community or the order (1)Naming of a child (4)ObligationAllObligatory (5)Obligatory on those who meet its conditions (1)Optional and voluntary (2)Recommended and meritorious, not required (2)Scholarly StandingAllA standard analytic category in the study of religion (12)Largely abandoned as a comparative category (1)Social FormAllPerformed by a gathered group (8)Performed by an officiant for a recipient (3)Practice StatusAllLiving tradition, practised today 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WomenLifecycle Rituals25 linksCouvadeLifecycle Rituals1 linkInfant Baptism and ChristeningLifecycle Rituals59 linksNamakaranaLifecycle Rituals5 linksNaming and Blessing of ChildrenLifecycle Rituals5 linksNaming CeremonyLifecycle Rituals12 linksPidyon HabenLifecycle Rituals13 linksUpsherinLifecycle Rituals9 linksAqiqahLifecycle Rituals4 linksSourcesAqiqah (Wikipedia)Has Member: Aqiqah, lead paragraph: "the Islamic tradition of the sacrifice of an animal on the occasion of a child's birth"Has Member: Aqeeqah, same subject as Aqiqah, birth sacrificeView the SourceNaming ceremony (Wikipedia)Has Member: Naming Ceremony, lead: "a stage at which a person...is officially assigned a name"View the SourceNāmakaraṇa (Wikipedia)Has Member: Namakarana, lead: "the naming ceremony in Hinduism...rite of passage to name a baby"View the SourceAnnaprashana (Wikipedia)Has Member: Annaprashana, lead: Hindu rite of passage marking an infant's first food intakeView the SourceChurching of women (Wikipedia)Has Member: Churching of Women, lead: blessing given to mothers after recovery from childbirthView the SourceNaming and blessing of children (Wikipedia)Has Member: Naming and Blessing of Children, lead: LDS ordinance performed soon after a child's birthView the SourceCouvade (Wikipedia)Has Member: Couvade, lead: rituals fathers adopt during pregnancy/birthView the SourceUpsherin (Wikipedia)Has Member: Upsherin, lead: first haircut ceremony observed in Judaism, early-childhood riteView the SourceHead shaving in Hinduism (Wikipedia)Has Member: Chudakarana, lead: head shaving rite featured in rites of passage including shaving a baby's first hair (Chudakarana)View the SourcePidyon haben (Wikipedia)Has Member: Pidyon Haben, lead: redemption of the first-born son, a post-birth mitzvahView the SourceInfant baptism (Wikipedia)Has Member: Infant Baptism and Christening, LeadQuote, Has Member: Infant Baptism and Christening, LeadInfant baptism, also known as christening or paedobaptism, is a Christian sacramental practice of baptizing infants and young children.View the SourceBrit milah (Wikipedia)Has Member: Brit Milah (Bris), LeadQuote, Has Member: Brit Milah (Bris), Leadis the ceremony of circumcision in Judaism and Samaritanism during which a newborn male's foreskin is surgically removedView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. 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