“Hot Bath”

When a woman gives birth, it’s tradition for the families to come together and celebrate. For a week straight the woman’s friends help her take care of the baby and take care of her so she can relax (during this time she bathes in hot baths with herbs for helping the body heal after the birth) and on the last day she’s “shown” in a traditional walk dressed in traditional clothing and smothered in a type of oil still on from the last bath, while people dance, sing and celebrate her and the baby.

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