Catholic Baptism
Baptism in the Christian tradition enacts a person’s rebirth into the faith. The use of water symbolizes washing away the past and moving into a new life in the church.
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Iu-Mien Birth Registration
In Iu-Mien tradition, each child must be formally registered into the family.
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Native American Birthing Traditions p.1
"My grandmas told me that you don’t decide when the child is going to give up the cradleboard, it’s the child that’s going to decide. They say the sooner that a child leaves or pushes away the cradleboard and doesn’t want to use it—that means they’re going to mature a lot faster."—Maynard WhiteOwl Lavadour
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Native American Birthing Traditions p.2
"Once the child was born the umbilical cord was cut and tied off. It took about a week or so before that little piece fell off of the belly and that piece was kept to put into the umbilical cord pouch. It was kept for good luck and good health, like a good luck charm for that child. It belonged only to that child. When that person passed away, it was buried right along with them. It was something that was a tie between the mother and the family and the tribe as a whole ."—Maynard WhiteOwl Lavadour |
