Blog Post 3

I am reading  the book Nectar in a Sieve, by Kamala Markandaya as you know, and i just read chapters 18-21 and during these chapters Ira gets pregnant and has a baby.  Though this baby is assumed to be albino by the reader, Ira still loves it and thinks of her new baby Sacrabani as a normal beautiful baby.  The part aspect of this culture that is different than my own is that on the tenth day after the baby is born, they have  a naming ceremony for it.  Where all the family friends and neighbors come and give the baby gifts and good wishes.  It seems to me like a baby shower just after the baby is born.   I think this is a very good tradition/custom and is a very fun way for family, friends, and neighbors to meet the new baby.