WOMENSTD 324 Chapter Notes - Chapter week 8: Energy Medicine, Towel, Enema
12 Apr 2016
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Ritual takes over an hour and is performed twice a day. Baby is very fussy but mother does not react to it, only coninues rouine: baby receives an enema, thorough body cleaning, and cleaning of his jewelry then applying loion and paints to the infants skin for further protecion. Bracelets and bands made of beads and hair to help keep illnesses away. Paints are applied to babies face and head to protect against illness and treat some as well. Even commercial eyeliner is used around baby"s eyes: many dangers thought to threaten the spiritual and medical health of infants (younger the infant the more vulnerable they are, women stay with their mothers unil baby can walk typically. If husband suspects his wife is not doing the bathing rituals correctly, he can order her to move into his house to perform the rituals.
