Within the last two weeks we have gone to two different baby naming ceremonies. They occur seven days after the baby is born. They are just a big celebration for the friends and family. The first one we went to was in our village. I was a boy and they had a lot of traditional dancing. The guy in the multicolored yellow smock and purple hat is our night watchman E.D. The dance they are doing is called Taki.
The other baby naming ceremony we went to was in Gushie, a nearby village our friend lives in. This one was not as big as the one in Dipale. A girl in the family dyed our friend's and Jennifer's feet with henna. The family grows it and sells it in the market. Women use it on their feet and hands for different ceremonies like baby namings and weddings.
Scott greeting the newborn girl
First they dry out the leaves of the henna and pound it.
Katy and Jennifer's feet. It looks like pesto!
haha your feet tan looks dyed!
ReplyDeleteLove the pic of Scott with the lil baby!
THe videos make me break out in tears. It seems so much more real seeing your surroundings on video. LOve it all. Good work with your blog updates. Proud of you guys!!!
LOved the fish fabric!!!! Debo modeled it. Send you a pic soon.