Signs and superstitions about babies, newborns

The most common signs and superstitions about newborns.

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With the advent of a newborn, parents literally go on tiptoe, and are afraid to breathe loudly. They not only follow all the advice of the pediatrician, but also listen to popular signs. In this article we will talk about folk signs related to babies and newborn.

Signs at the birth of a baby

A lot of signs exists around the sacrament of the birth of the baby.

Signs:

It is believed that the baby, born of his legs forward, will have the gift of healing, as well as medicines. When he touches his back or foot, a person will be cured. These touches must be carried out using the feet.
If this is the seventh son or seventh daughter, then the baby has magical qualities, and also owns white magic. Usually, magicians and sorcerers grew out of such children in the old days.
If the child was born in a shirt, that is, in a white film on the crown, shoulders, then in life he will be quite happy and invulnerable. It is believed that such children do not drown in water.
According to popular signs, kids born on the new moon or in the first days of the month are the happiest, this promises them longevity.
If the child immediately after the birth is put on a fur fur coat, which is made of natural fur, then he will grow rich.

Signs about newborns: bathing babies

In addition to the signs related to birth, there are a lot of interesting and unusual signs that relate to the bathing of children.

Signs:

It is believed that to carry out the first bathing of the baby, and all subsequent ones should exclusively mother. Indeed, many grandmothers help during the first bathing of the baby of a new mother. However, since ancient times, it is believed that even a native grandmother may not be very good about the newborn, to jinx him, or to glue misfortune. Accordingly, the first bathing should be carried out exclusively by the mother.
In order for the child to be well -fed healthy, he ate well and grew quickly, and also in the future became quite secured, it is necessary to correctly conduct the ritual of the first bathing. To do this, in warm water, which is typed in the bath, it is necessary to add a little breast milk.
It is believed that such a ceremony will allow the child to get used to his chest faster, and will help to avoid many difficulties during breastfeeding. In addition, in the first water for bathing, it is necessary to put any silver decoration, except for the ground cross. This promises wealth to the baby and financial well -being.
After bathing, in no case should you put water into the yard. This applies if you live in your own house. It is believed that if you look at this water at night, the child will sleep restlessly and acquire a lot of neurological ailments.
It is considered a bad sign if the pet will drink from the water in which the baby bathed. This water must be poured out immediately after bathing, and into the toilet. If you live in the private sector, then you need to leave the water in the house until the morning, and pour it early in the morning. Late in the evening you can’t pour a liquid after bathing.
It is believed that in any case, the mother should pour water after bathing. It is not recommended to allow grandparents, and even a father to bathing a baby.

Signs that relate to the name of the newborn

It is believed that as a ship you call, so it will float. This is precisely the choice of the name for the baby.

Child's name:

In no case should the baby be called as the previous deceased child. Because he can also finish his life.
It is forbidden to call the child the name of the father or those who live in your house.
If you want the child to live happily, it is necessary to name him as distant relatives. You cannot call children the names of martyrs, because they can lead to grief, suffering.
It is believed that the boy can be called the name of the father, but only if he is the eldest son, that is, the first child. This will be a kind of protection for the child.
You can give the name of the grandmother, great -grandfathers only if these people have lived a happy life. If their fate was not very happy, then it is worth refrain from choosing such a name.

Signs of newborns: superstition at the baptism of the baby

There are many signs that are associated with christening. Indeed, depending on how they will pass, and the future fate of the baby depends. It is believed that the child must be baptized, because babies who have not passed the ceremony will be very sick. Before you go to the church on the christening, it is necessary to draw water into the container and put it on the windowsill. This promises a light and pleasant life for the child.

Baptism of children:

It is worth noting that it is necessary to choose godparents that are not found and are not going to marry. It is believed that if you choose people who are going to get married to godparents, then they may have a discord in the near future. If this is a husband and wife, that is, godparents are married, then it is necessary that they stand at a decent distance from each other during the rite.
If they stand side by side and hold hands, then this can promise a divorce. If you do not have godparents, and at the same time you are not married, it is considered a bad sign to take a girl as a godson. It is believed that the baby can take your family happiness.
During baptism, the water that appears on the face is not wiped. It should dry independently. If you hear a strong cry during the christening, and a scream, then evil spirits leave the child’s body.
The most interesting thing is that the water that remained in the container after the baptism of the baptism is considered saturated with negative energy. She washes off evil spirits, is considered spoiled. It is mandatory poured.
After the child was brought home and the christening is celebrated, it is necessary to say a toast: “in order to jump” and name the name of the baby. Further, the container with drinking is very high so that the contents of the glass spilles slightly upward. They say that such a ceremony allows the child to grow rather high and strong.
It is worth noting that guests on plates should not leave anything, but eat everything. This is considered a bad sign, the child will grow in freckles. The shirt that remained after the christening is preserved, and can be used to baptize the following children.
It is believed that they will be friends with each other. In addition, the cap, which remained after the cross, is not removed for another 14 weeks.

Signs about newborns: feeding

Feeding the child is also of great importance, and can affect the future life of the baby.

Feeding:

It is believed that you should not breastfeed the baby with strangers, because this can cause the lack of milk. It is best to stop breastfeeding on Friday, before the resurrection of Christ. That is, on a passionate Friday.
Do not wean the baby from the chest when there is a bird's flight, because the baby can become quite restless. In order for the child to quickly get used to complementary foods, it is necessary to add a small amount of milk to the water, or spray on fire, during the preparation of complementary foods.
When you wean the baby from breastfeeding, you must give him a small piece of bread with salt and say: "Go to your bread."
In no case can you begin to re -start breastfeeding, because this can ruin the character of the baby. There are also other signs of newborn. With their help, you can predict the appearance of a new child in the house.

Signs about newborns

Other signs:

If you accidentally came to visit someone, began to download an empty cradle, most likely this indicates a replenishment in the family. If you already have a child, then rocking an empty bed means to give a bad dream on the baby.
It is believed that if you store old things from the first child in the closet, then this removes the onset of a second pregnancy. Therefore, if you want a new baby to appear, you need to give out things. They say that the worn things promise misfortune to the baby.
Therefore, it is advisable to buy the child that clothes that no one wore. If there is no such possibility, then in any case it is necessary to give some symbolic amount for a package of things. If the girl looks like dad, and the boy looks like mom, then this promises happiness for kids.
If you carry the child up the stairs immediately after birth, then he will achieve great success at work. If, on the contrary, up the stairs, then the child’s career will not work out. It is necessary to attach a canopy on a lullaby. It is believed that this is a kind of protection against evil spirits and demons.
In no case should you cross through the baby who lies, it is believed that he will not grow. In order to protect the child from the evil eye and evil spirits, you can put peculiar talismans in the cradle. It can be garlic or some metal objects.
Often a cross is attached over the cradle, which is made of mountain ash branches. In no case, a child who does not walk, you can not kiss the heels. It is believed that he will begin to move independently quite late. In addition, there is a sign about kisses on the cheeks. If the child is often kissed in cheeks, then his teeth will grow late.