"The creative adult is the child who survived" - Anonymous
Welcoming a
newborn in Egypt is accompanied with pride and great joy. Ritual that has been
practiced for ages in Egypt are called as The Sebou (meaning the seventh) one
of Egypt’s oldest and most cherished celebrations. The number seven is
considered is considered a lucky number.
When the baby
was born, the baby is washed in warm water and dressed in a long white cotton
dress. On the seventh day or the Sebou celebration, the event starts by
scattering salt on the mother and around the house to keep the evil eye away.
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| Sebou celebration on the seventh day |
The mother will
steps over the baby seven times without touching it, while older women make
loud noise to make the baby aware of sounds. Grandparents shake the baby
horizontally and give him orders to obey only their family.
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