Tibetan life is very particular about etiquette, for the birth of the newborn, and called out, has a set their own customs.
Generally speaking, Tibetan women become pregnant, in life and there is no special care, there is no taboo and restraint until the eve of labor or business as usual in the land (or grazing), milking, butter, and so on a domestic labour. Only when the pain struck again, she will enter the traditional "maternity ward."
According to the ancient traditional customs, the
Inflatable Arches local Tibetan women maternity leave, mostly in the choice of the Cow or pen. Even if the event Taixuefenfei, cold wind swept over the days and will not arbitrarily move back to their homes. It is said that this is because women in childbirth, it is necessary to bring about many "dirty", if Jiechan at home, will be the wrath of the gods to many other Tibetan nomads living, as cattle, sheep of the ring as "pure land" the concept of That the baby in "pure land" on the birth, will be able to resist the demons of harassment.
When the newborn baby Guagua after landing, his father came to be the general's outdoor Jingfan, lit on the altar of the "incense" and then took out the Tianming played the conch, that is to monitor the gods were: a young lives Have a smooth birth of the world. In some localities, but also linked to the "bogey Gate" tag that hangs in the front of a wool Liu, in the open area outside the Health and burning a pile of cow dung pyrotechnics to tell born after the baby was born a few Days, the Daxi not to enter the home.
In Tibet, when the children born of the third Inflatable Arches day (the girls is the fourth day), their friends and relatives came to congratulate the door and held a "next-color" (that is, removal of filthy) activities. By then the birth of the child-less, it is necessary to stem the time of dawn in an open area in front of a pile of small stones on Duishang (Health boys pile of white stones, the Health and girls pile of stones variegated), and next to the rocks. A pile of burning incense sticks of pine and cypress. Xi all the people who come to the door, to be spread among the rubble and one-Duishang measures to face, before people into masters of the house. According to traditional practice, the guests in the door, first of all to the baby's mother and presented hada. Then propose a toast Xiancha give birth mother. As a goal for the end. Duanxiang carefully before newborn babies and children at the same time that some blessings Jixiangruyi words. In some areas, guests also with the thumb and index finger on which is expected to put on the baby's forehead, to express my heartfelt blessings. Of course, the guests, they, Zhu Renjia to warm hospitality, the family also held a conditional "Tang pie feast."
One month after the baby, they will have to choose an auspicious date, go out at the ceremony. On this day, both mother and son have to put lift, accompanied by a leave from their loved ones. Go out the first thing is to Chaofo temples and pray to Buddha bless newborn health and longevity, the less suffering in this world. Zhaofo completed, go home Chuanmen friends and family, generally speaking, the more the object of Chuanmen Fuxinggaozhao for the people of their intention to take advantage of others are no more than the well-light and happiness to children auspicious. In addition, people go out when the first baby, but also in their nasal tip on applied and that black smoke pot, to prevent the attack on the devil.
Baby can go out, you must give him a name. But the name Inflatable Arches is a solemn matter, the lamas often have to request or prestige for the elderly. When the parents to bring their children, and also named to the Lama or the elderly hada presented with the gift. Lama named for the children, the first consultation between its birth, the animal, gender, etc., and then solemnly carry out divination, access to the books and selected names. Generally speaking, lamas from the names for their children and more concerned with Buddhism. For example, Tashi (auspicious), Puncog (successfully), Zhuoma (Jiuduo mother), single by (the palm), Duoji "King Kong"…… and so on. And the lama is different is that the elderly for their children from the name, it contains more emotional. For example, Green-measures (Baby sea), Ze Lang (longevity), Nima (sun), Mary White (Lotus), and so on. Of course, some elderly people is based on the characteristics of children to free the name. For example, if children are born there is a black hair, then named "The Forest", if the child was born on Tuesday, called him "Mima"…… and so on.
If a child named after the growth of bumps in Inflatable Arches the road, then as long as their parents are willing to, you can then he (she) have to take another new Lama there, and the abolition of his original name.