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Naming A Burmese Baby

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Day
4
Month
June
Year
1897
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Public Domain
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A Burmese baby when a fortnight oíd is uamed. On the auspicious day, which the astrologer has selected, there is a feast to which relativos and friends have been invited. The baby's head is washed for the first tiine, and his name ís chosen. An English lady residing in Burma describes the process of selecting the name: The limits of the choice are determined by the day of the week upon which he was born. Burmese custom divides the letters of the . alpbabet among the days of the week, and a child born on JMoudp.y must receive a name initialed by one of the letters belonging to that day. Ka, kha, ga, gha, nga, Taninla Sa, hsa, za, zha, nya, Ainga. Ta, tha, da, dha, na, Sanay, is the beginning of a jingle which every Burrnese child learns, as you and I learned, "Thirty days hath September, April, June and November." A child born on Taninla (Monday) must have a name beginning with "k," "g" or "n, " and when he is old enongh to go to the pagodas the nature of the offering he carries, or rather its shape, is determined by the day of his birth. Each day of the week is nnder the protection or subject to the fury of some animal. The tiger rules Monday, and a Burman born on Monday will offer to Gautama a candle shaped like a tiger and fashioned of scarlet or of yellow wax. Tuesday belongs to the king of beasts, Wednesday is the fusked elephant's, Thursday is sacred to the rat and Friday to the guinea pig. The dragon dominates Saturday, and Sunday is dedicated to another fabuleus creature.

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