Rites of Passage: Birth Rites

African Tradition mothers give birth at ?

• Hospital

• Grandmothers house

• Home

After 7 days in Islam culture they:

• Shaves babies head

• Whispers prayer

• Goat sacrificed.

What determines if a baby will be Jewish?

• Born into a Jewish Family

• Mother is Jewish

• The Godfather of the baby decides

When a Jewish baby is born the following people are allowed to attend the ceremony:

• The mother and father

• The whole family

• Only male family members

• All of the above

In the African culture the babies umbilical cord is:

• Taken by the doctors

• Buried in the ground

• Saved until one year after the baby is born

In the Islam Culture the babies name is only given after the :

• First 24 hours

• 2 weeks

• 7th Day

Who holds the baby boy in the Jewish Culture while The baby is being circumcised?

• The Priest

• The father

• The Godfather

A Jewish girls name is pronounced in the Synagogue on the:

• 1st Sabbath after her birth

• 5th Sabbath after her birth

• 2nd Sabbath after her birth

In the African Culture what animal is sacrificed when the child is born.

• A cow

• A lamb

• A goat

In the Islam Culture when a baby is born, which animal is slaughtered.

• Lamb

• Goat

• Sheep