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==Amphidromia : ceremony in honor of the birth of a child== | ==Amphidromia : ceremony in honor of the birth of a child== | ||
On the fifth or tenth day after birth (there is an "unfortunate tangle of contradictory and deficient lexicographic evidence" regarding the day the amphidroma occurred), the child was carried running around the family home. It is said that this exposed the child to the "beneficent radiance of Hestia" and emphasized the bond between the baby and the adults who were to be its parents. Also on this day, those involved in the birth performed ritual washing. The aim was to eradicate the pollution of births. | |||
=='''PODCAST''' - From Childbirth to Adolescence == | =='''PODCAST''' - From Childbirth to Adolescence == |