enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. Baby shower - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_shower

   The baby is showered with gifts only after birth. In Iran, a baby shower (Persian:حمام زایمان) is also called a "sismooni party" (Persian:جشن سیسمونی). It is celebrated 1–3 months before the baby's birth. Family and close friends give gifts intended for the baby such as a cot, toys, and baby clothes.

3. Samskara (rite of passage) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samskara_(rite_of_passage)

   e. Samskaras are, in one context, the diverse rites of passage of a human being from conception to cremation, signifying milestones in an individual's journey of life in Hinduism. Above is annaprashana samskara celebrating a baby's first taste of solid food. Samskara (IAST: saṃskāra, sometimes spelled samskara) are sacraments in Hinduism and ...

4. Valaikaapu - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valaikaapu

   Valaikaapu. 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 ...

5. RSVP - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSVP

   RSVP. RSVP is an initialism derived from the French phrase "Répondez s'il vous plaît", [1] meaning "Please respond" (literally "Respond, if it pleases you"), to require confirmation of an invitation. The initialism "RSVP" is no longer used much in France, where it is considered formal and old-fashioned. In France, it is now more common to use ...

6. Greeting card - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greeting_card

   A greeting card is a piece of card stock, usually with an illustration or photo, made of high quality paper featuring an expression of friendship or other sentiment. Although greeting cards are usually given on special occasions such as birthdays, Christmas or other holidays, such as Halloween, they are also sent to convey thanks or express ...

7. Naming ceremony - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naming_ceremony

   Naming ceremony. A mother and newborn take part in a heathenry baby naming ceremony in British Columbia in 2007. A naming ceremony is a stage at which a person or persons is officially assigned a name. The methods of the practice differ over cultures and religions. The timing at which a name is assigned can vary from some days after birth to ...