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According to some accounts, the deity is a Guardian form of the Mother Goddess, who is prayed to in order to prevent misfortune during childbirth. [2] Periyachi is said to be the protector of children, and is associated with childbirth and pregnancy, and is a deity revered in Singapore, The Caribbean, Malaysia and Réunion Island. [3] [4]
The Upanishad includes prayer to deity Saraswati during this rite of passage, the goddess of knowledge and wisdom in Hindu tradition. It also includes the threefold repetition of "Speech Speech" with the assertion to the baby, "You are the Vedas! so, live a hundred autumns", into the baby's ear by the father.
Invoked during childbirth and against diseases of the eye - Hemma of Gurk; Childbirth, sickness - Juliana of Nicomedia; Women in difficult labor - John of Bridlington; Difficult pregnancy and safe child birth - Peter and Fevronia of Murom; Invoked by pregnant women for safe delivery of children - Silvia [5] Childhood illnesses - Deicolus
Pumsavana is a rite of passage observed when the pregnancy begins to show, typically in or after the third month of pregnancy and usually before the fetus starts moving in the womb. The ceremony celebrates the rite of passage of the developing fetus, marking the stage where the baby begins to kick as a milestone in a baby's development.
A fertility deity is a god or goddess associated with fertility, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, and crops. In some cases these deities are directly associated with these experiences; in others they are more abstract symbols. Fertility rites may accompany their worship. The following is a list of fertility deities.
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The custom, referred to in many places as the "Churching of Women", was retained in the Church until very recent times, and still is in the old rite. [12] The official title of the Rite was actually Benedictio mulieris post partum (the blessing of a woman after giving birth), and focused on blessing and thanksgiving.
Valaikaappu (Tamil: வளைகாப்பு) (Malayalam: വളക്കാപ്പ്) is a prenatal ceremony or celebration similar to baby-shower, held by South Indian women in Tamil Nadu, a few parts of Kerala, and Telangana, meant to bless a pregnant woman, celebrate her fertility, and prepare the baby and mother-to-be for a safe birth.