Storytelling I am sure you will like Subhee’s comment

how cute kids can come up with the darnest things to say and they make since too lolol N o we dont

hi professor, it feels like christmas in your home now, i am sure. you feel the warmth glow inside because all the family have gathered for this occasion. you get to go out of your usual routine and that makes you more active and mobile, exercising at the same time without your knowing it. she is very smart. i guess kids of this generation get more ideas than us before because we tend to be meek and shy. kids now are taught to be more sure of themselves hence they speak whatever is on their mind. and i find the answer to be very cute. ann

Hi Professor, Although we don't have such celebrations, I think that it's a very good idea. It's great when so many family members get together to celebrate such an occasion. I remember the story of the thirsty crow and and how he filled the pitcher with pebbles from my own childhood. Subhee's comment would have made me smile as well, it shows how kids think differently today. This story seems to have all but disappeared from our culture as I haven't heard of it in many years. Blessings.

I'm not really aware of that festival, but with the story you shared about Subhee's comment, kids nowadays are really do smart and think from outside of the box. And sometimes, you would just be surprised that a kid actually said such a thing. So, for me it is really important to give kids a wider knowledge and freedom from learning things because it would help them nurture their uniqueness.

In Tamil Nadu we celebrate "punyajanam" on 11th day after birth. We request a priest to come to the house and do the pooja. On that day normally we use to put the baby on cradle. Relatives will be invited . I wish the function all success.

Good morning Professor. As I write this, is is 8:26 AM.... and I had to smile at your post. I really enjoyed it. I know the story about the crow and the pebbles to raise the water enough so he could drink it. Quite an ingenious bird! Yes, it is cute at how kids think today. They speak of their own frame of reference, which is to use what we have today... straws! I use a straw too to drink from, so it really makes sense. Because I am from the USA I don't celebrate the same things that you do. I have never heard of this kind of festival... have a great time with your family, dear one! PQ

hi professor how cute subhee is a smart little girl and she added a great line to the story there. It sounds like you are happy and have a full house with all your family there. that sounds like a wonderful festival a 21day festival of your grandson. We don't really have an quivalent holiday for that here. Just birthday parties for each of us on our birthdays.take care professor and stay well God bless. hugs from hatley

Ahhh. A full house of loved ones. How nice. Subhee is smart it seems. I remember when I was younger and all my family was still alive. My mom and dad, grandparents, cousins and friens. Now they are all gone. Just my daughter and her two kids survive. It sad we can't all gather like we used to.

No we do not have a festival like that here. When a child is bapitized there is a celebration. Usually family and friends are invited over the parents homes to celebrate the baptism. Presents are given to the baby and there is usaully food and drink for everyone. Kids say the darnest things like you Subhee does! LOL! They grow up way so fast!

We don't have any kind of a similar celebration in our culture after a baby is born. I mean I did baptize both of my children as babies and we did have a celebration for both of them after they were baptized. For that, we invited family members and friends, but we didn't have nearly as many people at our home for those events as you had for your new grandson. I also really like the story of Subhee saying the crow used a straw to drink the water, that would definitely be a modern spin on an old story.

For me yes it is better if you would prayed to Jehovah God that he reach that age it is the way you thanks a lot in him as the maker of us.

Hello Papa! We don't celebrate this occasion here, but I certainly enjoy gatherings, especially with friends and family. How wonderful that you had a wonderful time with your family and that Subhee was quite an enjoyment during the festival. Children have a way to make us forget all the worries in life while we see them in action. I am very pleased to hear that your home was filled with a lot of people you dearly love.

Hi, Professor...what a wonderful story you shared with us! In my culture, as far removed as I am from any singular culture of my ancestors, I practice very little celebration. My mother used to really get into the holidays but for me it is just another expense that I cannot afford. However, as a member of the LDS church, we have a tradition of blessing of the baby, usually within a month of her/his birth. A circle of priesthood holders hold the baby and one who is chosen by the parents is mouth for the blessing. This is done in front of the congregation on Sunday in church. I had my daughter's blessing recorded on tape but alas! It got inadvertantly erased somewhere along the line! When a child is eight years old, which we consider the age of accountability, they are baptized and again given a blessing by a circle of priesthood holders. I failed to record my daughter's blessing at that time in her life and wish I had remembered to. Within my church there are groups of people who still hold their traditional celebrations. I remember when a friend of mine had her first child...she had married a Tongan...her husband's family held a feast when the child reached a certain age...I don't recall what age it was but I think it was at a point of time when they considered that the child would survive and live. Generally that is the point of these celebrations. I think many cultures do this. I often wish I had the kind of strong family ties that they have. It gives a person such a sense of belonging! Congratulations to your family on your new little grandson! May he have a long and happy life!