First haircut

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The first haircut for humans has a special meaning in certain cultures and religions. This can be regarded as a rite of passage or a milestone.

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Baby India

Hindu babies

In the Hindu tradition, hair from birth is associated with the undesirable traits of past lives. So at mundan, the new boy is shaved to signify freedom from the past and move into the future. It is also said that shaving the hair stimulates proper brain and nerve growth, and that sikha, a beam at the top of the head, protects the memory. hour

Hindus practiced rituals from birth to death. Collectively this is known as sa? Sk? Race , which means purification ritual, and is believed to make the body pure and suitable for worship. The first haircut of a boy, known as choula, is one of the samskaras and is considered a very lucrative event. The lawbooks or smritis prescribe that a boy should cut his hair in the first or third year. While complete tonsils are common, some Hindus prefer to leave hair on the head, distinguishing this rite from the beneficial tone that occurs after the death of the elderly. Those who practice complete tonsils generally ritually offer hair to their family god. Many travel to temples such as the famous Temple of Tirumala Venkateswara, Lord Vishnu, to perform this ceremony.

Traditionally, a Hindu girl never cuts her hair after the first haircut that generally occurs at the age of 11 months; So the first haircut for the girl is very important because that's the only time they do. However, some Hindus also practice shaving rituals for girls. The details vary by sect, locality, family, and country.

In some Brahmin households, female baby hair is never shaved.

Baby Maliku

On the twentieth day of birth, the baby's head of Maliku is shaved and his hair is weighed with gold or silver, which is given to the poor. This ceremony is called boabeylun .

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Mongolian Baby

Mongolian children get their first haircut at an early age between 2-5. Depending on the lunar calendar, boys receive their first haircut on even-year and girls in odd years. The first haircut ritual is called Daah 'Urgeeh. This is a great event for the whole family when guests are invited. Each guest cuts a hair, wishes the child, and rewards.

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Jewish Orthodox

Orthodox Boy

Many Orthodox Jews and Hasidics got their first haircut when they were three years old. The hair-cutting ceremony is known in Yiddish as upsherenish or upsherin shear off, and in Hebrew "halaqah" (smoothing).

In Israel, there are also non-religious families who obey this custom and do not cut their son's hair until the age of three. The mass-cutting ceremony was held at Ba Ba'omer's holy day at the tomb of Rabbi Simeon Yohai's bar in the town of Galilee, Meron.

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Slavic culture

Polish

The first ritual haircut (Polish: postrzy? Yny ) is a pre-Christian, all-Slavic tradition, though it survived in Poland until the century -18. century. This first haircut traditionally takes place between the ages of 7 and 10, and is done by the father of a boy or a stranger, thus going into the boy's family. Before that age, the boy's life was connected to his mother and he was treated as a child. The ritual haircut, plus the additional name given (usually the third), marks the boy's arrival and transition to the male world, where he has to be treated by his father. The ritual is also the official acknowledgment of the father of the boy as a son.

Ukraine

Ukrainian babies often cut their hair on their first birthday as part of their ancient Postryzhen custom.

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Polynesian Boy

In the Cook Islands tradition, hair cutting ceremonies are a ritual for young boys. At this great gathering, the boy sat in a chair covered with t? Vaevae (blanket). When her hair is cut, the community members plasters the child with money or other gifts. The habit serves to maintain mutual relationships in large families and communities.

Traditionally, Niuean boys do not cut their hair, which is lovingly cared for by sisters, mothers and fathers. When boys become teenagers, a ceremony is held in which the woman tends to hair for the last time before being cut. Large family members plaster youth with paper money - all part of the large informal Niuean economy that connects families and ensures the community takes care of itself.

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North American Baby

Native American baby

Some Native American tribes commemorate the first haircut with a ritual dance. The Apache tribe has a spring ritual.

Caribbean African boy

In the Caribbean African community this is done after the child begins speaking clearly or after the child reaches two. This is usually done in barbershop or done by parents.

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Yazidi Boy

In the Yazidi tradition (especially in Iran), the ceremony involves cutting the first two or three baby boy keys, according to the old tradition on the 40th day after birth to be given to the family shaikh and pears, but in modern practice at 7 to 11 months, and kept by the family. The bisk ceremony is considered a major initiation ritual by most Yazidi from Turkey, Armenia. and Syria. In Diaspora Europe, this term is often translated as baptism. This ceremony reminds of Muslims' aqiqa which is celebrated on the seventh day after birth, but the Yazidi ceremony takes place at a later stage, when the child is already named.

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See also

• Tonsure, the traditional practice of Christian churches cut or shaved hair from scalp (while leaving some uncut) from the scholars, monastic, and, in the Eastern Orthodox Church, all members who have been baptized.

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References

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External links

• First Haircut
• Family Celebration at Heart of Many Chinese Traditions

Source of the article : Wikipedia