What Objects are Needed for this Ritual?
The objects needed are a golden spoon, honey, curds and
clarified butter.
What Symbols are Used? What do they Mean?
The symbols used are:
the drawing of the symbol Om (ॐ) on the child’s tongue so that all he may speak lead him to
spirituality.
The golden spoon used to feed the child the honey, curds and clarified butter
The Honey, Curds and Clarified butter themselfs
What Actions are Used? What do they Mean?
The Actions Used are:
symbolic chants that the father bestows upon the child, leading him to spirituality
The touch of the father to the child’s shoulder as e chants so it is to flow through
him
Tthe drawing of the symbol Om (ॐ) on the child’s tongue so that all he may speak lead him to
spirituality.
What Effects are Had on the Participants?
This ritual makes the child feel at one with god even though
he/she is too young to fully understand the meaning of everything that is going
on. It makes the parents feel successful in the fact that they are passing on
their traditions to the next generations, it also makes them feel special in the
fact that they get to name their child and bestow the importance of religion
upon him/her.
images sourced from kootation.com and www.gloglster.com
The objects needed are a golden spoon, honey, curds and
clarified butter.
What Symbols are Used? What do they Mean?
The symbols used are:
the drawing of the symbol Om (ॐ) on the child’s tongue so that all he may speak lead him to
spirituality.
The golden spoon used to feed the child the honey, curds and clarified butter
The Honey, Curds and Clarified butter themselfs
What Actions are Used? What do they Mean?
The Actions Used are:
symbolic chants that the father bestows upon the child, leading him to spirituality
The touch of the father to the child’s shoulder as e chants so it is to flow through
him
Tthe drawing of the symbol Om (ॐ) on the child’s tongue so that all he may speak lead him to
spirituality.
What Effects are Had on the Participants?
This ritual makes the child feel at one with god even though
he/she is too young to fully understand the meaning of everything that is going
on. It makes the parents feel successful in the fact that they are passing on
their traditions to the next generations, it also makes them feel special in the
fact that they get to name their child and bestow the importance of religion
upon him/her.
images sourced from kootation.com and www.gloglster.com