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The concept of children and childhood as precious is a modern sentiment made possible by the conquest of infectious disease When half of children died before adulthood, it was emotionally impossible to become too attached to them:
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I’m reminded of many rituals / ceremonies around the world that celebrate 1st years, or other milestones especially because many wouldn’t make it past that stage. This is an interesting take that takes into account the emotional attachment perspective of child mortality in the context of rituals
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Mundan comes to mind: “A mundan or tonsuring is an important ceremony for Hindus. It is also known as chaula or choodakarana. Mundan is shaving off baby's first hair or the birth hair.” https://www.babycenter.in/a1015415/imundani-ceremony
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Doljanchi in Korea https://www.nelsonmullins.com/insights/features/elodi-s-doljanchi-a-korean-baby-s-first-birthday-celebration-feature
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