Has your baby got a tooth? This notable event usually doesn’t go without a couple of sleepless nights, but it still pleases the parents. In many countries there are interesting customs associated with the appearance of the first tooth. Why not have a fun party and take advantage of some of them?
In Russia, it is customary to give a nibbler a silver spoon. This responsibility falls on the godfather, if the mother first noticed the "first-born", and on the godmother, if the father noticed. The silver spoon will be right at the beginning of the feeding. And the properties of silver ions to destroy pathogens will help the baby not to fall ill.
For many peoples, the first teeth are associated with the purchase of new clothes and the exchange of gifts. Armenians, Kurds and Turks widely celebrate “atamatik” or “dish budai”. Their traditions are quite similar and interesting.
After the tooth has appeared, guests are called. It is desirable that the guests have beautiful, healthy teeth. An apartment or a restaurant hall is decorated, and the baby is dressed in the most elegant clothes.
The main festive dish is wheat (a mixture of grains and legumes), which is boiled and poured directly onto the child or onto a stretched cloth (veil) over his head. This rite is performed so that the teeth are even and strong, like grains.
There are also many sweets on the table - kurabye, pies, muffins, sweets. Cake, liver, small gifts for guests - everything is done in the form of teeth. Anyone who gets a coin in a treat should buy a gift for the hero of the occasion or, as an option, “dress” him from head to toe.
But the most interesting thing is the ceremony of choosing future activities. The kid is seated on a carpet on which are laid out various objects that embody the profession: scissors - hairdresser, seamstress, designer; thermometer - doctor; book - scientist, teacher; koran - imam; pen - writer, journalist; airplane - pilot; microphone - artist and the like. The first object that a child will grab onto and indicate his future. Of course, you shouldn't take everything too seriously, but this is a great way to entertain guests.
Don't forget to stock up on your camera. Children are growing at an incredible rate. In the turmoil, in the heap of household chores, it is difficult to find a minute to take a good picture, and meetings with friends become very rare. Such a holiday will leave pleasant impressions in memory and give an extra reason to get together with those whom we love, and most importantly, it will help parents "discharge" after the difficulties of cutting their first teeth.
