Baby Naming Ceremony
Your babies' entrance into the world is the beginning of a wonderful journey for both you and your baby. This becomes a lovely time to gather together your family and friends to celebrate the occasion with a Baby Naming Ceremony.
I am often asked at Baby Naming Ceremonies as to the origin of the Ceremony; Baby Naming Ceremonies or Name-giving Ceremonies are almost as old as mankind itself.
From the moment of birth, our minds and spirits are slowly shaped by a set of values, customs and traditions specific to our own time and place.
Nearly every society has a ritual to welcome children into the world and integrate them into the community in which they belong.
In Roman times a son was not a legal member of the family until the father had named him in a public Naming Ceremony.
If you are an Australian Aboriginal from the Kimberly region, you have been rocked through the smoke of the Konkerberry fire, by your grandmother.
Although vastly different, each ceremony conveys essentially the same message: "Welcome, you are one of us, we will do our best to protect and nurture you”
With these words, spoken in vast cities and tiny villages, in a thousand different languages, we begin our voyage in the circle of life.
By our name we carry throughout our life we are identified as an individual and as an accepted member of the community.
However, a Naming Ceremony will in no way inhibit a child from any future commitments to religious or non-religious beliefs.
Another nice thought is; why not make it a time when you celebrate your love and commitment to your family and to one another, by combining a Wedding or Renewal of Vows Ceremony.
