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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Special_occasion_cakes_%28baby_shower%29.jpg/440px-Special_occasion_cakes_%28baby_shower%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1600" /></a><figcaption>Baby shower cake decorated with a crib</figcaption></figure> <p>A <b>baby shower</b> is a party centered on gift-giving to celebrate the delivery or expected birth of a child. It is a <a href="/wiki/Rite_of_passage" title="Rite of passage">rite of passage</a> that celebrates through giving gifts and spending time together.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Etymology">Etymology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baby_shower&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The term <i>shower</i> is often assumed to mean that the expectant parent is "showered" with gifts. A related custom, called a <a href="/wiki/Bridal_shower" title="Bridal shower">bridal shower</a>, may have derived its name from the custom in the 19th century for the presents to be put inside a <a href="/wiki/Parasol#China" class="mw-redirect" title="Parasol">parasol</a>, which when opened would "shower" the bride-to-be with gifts.<sup id="cite_ref-SOSBIntro_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SOSBIntro-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Description">Description</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baby_shower&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Description"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Teatime_in_Los_Angeles.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Teatime_in_Los_Angeles.jpg/220px-Teatime_in_Los_Angeles.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Teatime_in_Los_Angeles.jpg/330px-Teatime_in_Los_Angeles.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Teatime_in_Los_Angeles.jpg/440px-Teatime_in_Los_Angeles.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption>Cake and <a href="/wiki/Finger_food" title="Finger food">finger foods</a> are often served at baby showers.</figcaption></figure> <p>Traditionally, baby showers are given only for the family's first child, and only women are invited to party ....<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> though this has changed in recent years, now allowing showers being split up for different audiences: workplace, mixed-sex, etc.<sup id="cite_ref-parenting_page_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-parenting_page-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Smaller showers, or showers in which guests are encouraged to give only diapers or similar necessities, are common for subsequent babies.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Activities at baby showers include gift-giving and playing themed games. Giving gifts is a primary activity.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Baby shower games vary, sometimes including standard games such as bingo, and sometimes being pregnancy-themed, such as "guess the mother's measurements" or "guess the baby". </p><p>According to etiquette authority <a href="/wiki/Judith_Martin" title="Judith Martin">Miss Manners</a>, because the party centers on gift-giving,<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the baby shower is typically arranged and hosted by a close friend rather than a member of the family, since it is considered improper for families to beg for gifts on behalf of their members.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The pregnant mother, as well as her mother and mother-in-law, and any sisters and sisters-in-law are commonly considered too closely related to properly host a baby shower, but a more distant family member, such as a cousin, might be accepted.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, this custom varies by culture or region and in some it is expected and customary for a close female family member to host the baby shower.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Timing">Timing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baby_shower&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Timing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Pre-birth baby showers may be held late in the pregnancy, but not usually during the last few weeks, in case of a pre-term birth.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Many cultures do not have pre-birth celebrations.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When a baby shower is held after a baby's birth, an invitation to attend the shower may be combined with a <a href="/wiki/Baby_announcement" title="Baby announcement">baby announcement</a>. In China, it is considered unlucky to have a baby shower before the baby is born, and gifts are usually sent after the birth, unrelated to a party.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the US, if a baby shower does not happen before the arrival of the baby, a sip-and-see party or other similar events can be organized after the birth. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gifts">Gifts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baby_shower&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Gifts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Baby_shower_gifts_-_October_2022_Sarah_Stierch.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Baby_shower_gifts_-_October_2022_Sarah_Stierch.jpg/220px-Baby_shower_gifts_-_October_2022_Sarah_Stierch.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Baby_shower_gifts_-_October_2022_Sarah_Stierch.jpg/330px-Baby_shower_gifts_-_October_2022_Sarah_Stierch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Baby_shower_gifts_-_October_2022_Sarah_Stierch.jpg/440px-Baby_shower_gifts_-_October_2022_Sarah_Stierch.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a><figcaption>Gifts on a table at a baby shower</figcaption></figure> <p>Guests bring small gifts for the expectant parent. Typical gifts related to babies include <a href="/wiki/Diaper" title="Diaper">diapers</a>, blankets, <a href="/wiki/Baby_bottle" title="Baby bottle">baby bottles</a>, clothes, and toys. It is common to open gifts during the party; sometimes the host will make a game of opening gifts. </p><p>Whether and how a <a href="/wiki/Gift_registry" title="Gift registry">gift registry</a> is used depends partly on the family's class, because wealthier families do not depend on the gifts received to care for the baby.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Preparing a gift registry is a time-consuming and potentially fun activity for the parents-to-be.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It may result in less personal gifts (e.g., the purchase of a store-bought item instead of a handmade one).<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As with gift registries for other gift-giving occasions, some guests appreciate them, and others do not.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Some families discourage gifts, saying that they want "your presence, not presents", or organizing a different activity, such as a blessing ceremony.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Social_significance">Social significance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baby_shower&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Social significance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the United States, the baby shower is the only public event that recognizes a woman's transition into motherhood.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The baby shower is a family's first opportunity to gather people together to help play a part in their child's life. The new parents may wish to call on people to assist in the upbringing of their child, and help educate the child over time. People around the family, who care for them, want to be involved in the child's life, and a baby shower presents an opportunity for them to give gifts and be of help, showing their love for the family.<sup id="cite_ref-thepregnancyzone_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thepregnancyzone-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> If it happens before the birth, it allows the new family to thank everyone. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baby_shower&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Baby_shower_shortbread_biscuits_1_(8515549806).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Baby_shower_shortbread_biscuits_1_%288515549806%29.jpg/220px-Baby_shower_shortbread_biscuits_1_%288515549806%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="145" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Baby_shower_shortbread_biscuits_1_%288515549806%29.jpg/330px-Baby_shower_shortbread_biscuits_1_%288515549806%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Baby_shower_shortbread_biscuits_1_%288515549806%29.jpg/440px-Baby_shower_shortbread_biscuits_1_%288515549806%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1051" /></a><figcaption>Baby shower shortbread biscuits</figcaption></figure> <p>Baby showers are relatively new, having become popular only in the middle of the 20th century,<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but other celebrations and rituals associated with pregnancy and childbirth are both ancient and enduring.<sup id="cite_ref-random_history_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-random_history-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <dl><dt>Ancient Egypt</dt> <dd>In ancient Egypt, rituals relating to the birth of a child took place after the event itself. Quite unlike modern baby showers, this involved the mother and the child being separated to "contain and eliminate the pollution of birth" – this may have included visiting local temples or shrines. After this, household rituals may have taken place, but the specifics are hard to study as these are such female-focuses events.<sup id="cite_ref-random_history_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-random_history-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt>Ancient and Modern India</dt> <dd>In India, a pregnancy ritual has been followed since the Vedic ages: an event called <a href="/wiki/Seemantham" class="mw-redirect" title="Seemantham"><i>Simantha</i></a>, held in the 7th or 8th month. The mother-to-be is showered with dry fruits, sweets and other gifts that help the baby's growth. A musical event to please the baby's ears is the highlight of the ritual, as it was common knowledge that the baby's ears would start functioning within the womb. The ritual prays for a healthy baby and mother, as well as a happy delivery and motherhood.</dd> <dt>Ancient Greece</dt> <dd>The ancient Greeks also celebrated pregnancy after the birth, with a shout (<i>oloyge</i>) after the labor has ended, to indicate that "peace had arrived". Five to seven days later, there is a ceremony called <i><a href="/wiki/Amphidromia" title="Amphidromia">Amphidromia</a></i>, to indicate that the baby had integrated into the household. In wealthy families, the public <i>dekate</i> ceremony, after ten days, indicated the mother's return to society. (The ten-day period is still observed in modern-day Iran.)<sup id="cite_ref-random_history_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-random_history-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt>Medieval Europe</dt> <dd>Due to the likelihood a mother would die in childbirth, this time was recognized as having a great risk of spiritual danger in addition to the risk of physical danger. Priests would often visit women during labor so they could confess their sins. After the birth, usually on the same day, a baptism ceremony would take place for the baby. In this ceremony, the godparents would give gifts to the child, including a pair of silver spoons.<sup id="cite_ref-random_history_10-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-random_history-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt>Renaissance Europe</dt> <dd>Pregnancies at this time were celebrated with many other kinds of birth gifts: functional items, like wooden trays and bowls, as well as paintings, sculptures, and food. Childbirth was seen as almost mystical, and mothers-to-be were often surrounded with references to the <a href="/wiki/Annunciation" title="Annunciation">Annunciation</a> by way of encouragement and celebration.<sup id="cite_ref-random_history_10-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-random_history-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt>Victorian Britain and North America</dt> <dd>Superstitions sometimes led to speculation that a woman might be pregnant, such as two <a href="/wiki/Teaspoon" title="Teaspoon">teaspoons</a> being accidentally placed together on a saucer. Gifts were usually hand-made, but the grandmother would give silver, such as a spoon, mug, or porringer.<sup id="cite_ref-random_history_10-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-random_history-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In Britain, the manners of the upper-class (and, later, middle-class) required pregnancy to be treated with discretion: the declining of social invitations was often the only hint given. After the birth, a monthly nurse would be engaged, whose duties included regulating visitors. When the nanny took over, the mother began to resume normal domestic life, and the resumption of the weekly 'at home' afternoon tea an opportunity for female friends to visit. The <a href="/wiki/Baptism" title="Baptism">Christening</a> - usually held when the child was between 8-12 weeks old - was an important social event for the family, godparents and friends.</dd> <dt>Modern North America</dt> <dd>The modern baby shower in America started in the late 1940s and the 1950s, as post-war women were expecting the <a href="/wiki/Baby_boomers" title="Baby boomers">Baby Boomers</a> generation.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As in earlier eras, when young women married and were provided with <a href="/wiki/Wardrobe_(clothing)" title="Wardrobe (clothing)">trousseaux</a>, the shower served the function of providing the mother and her home with useful material goods.<sup id="cite_ref-random_history_10-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-random_history-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <p>While continuing the traditions from the 1950s, modern technology has altered the form a baby shower takes: games can include identifying baby parts on a <a href="/wiki/Obstetric_ultrasonography" title="Obstetric ultrasonography">sonogram</a>. Moreover, although traditional baby showers were female-exclusive, mixed-sex showers have increased in frequency.<sup id="cite_ref-random_history_10-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-random_history-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_different_countries">In different countries</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baby_shower&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: In different countries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Blue-yellow-diaper-cake.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Blue-yellow-diaper-cake.jpg/170px-Blue-yellow-diaper-cake.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="227" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Blue-yellow-diaper-cake.jpg/255px-Blue-yellow-diaper-cake.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Blue-yellow-diaper-cake.jpg/340px-Blue-yellow-diaper-cake.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="800" /></a><figcaption>A diaper cake is a party decoration made from <a href="/wiki/Diaper" title="Diaper">baby diapers</a>, elaborately arranged to look like a fancy tiered cake.</figcaption></figure> <p>Baby showers and other social events to celebrate an impending or recent birth are popular around the world, but not in Western Europe. They are often women-only social gatherings. </p> <ul><li>In <a href="/wiki/Armenia" title="Armenia">Armenia</a>, a baby shower is called "qarasunq" (քառասունք) and is celebrated 40 days after the birth. It is a mixed party for all relatives and friends. Guests usually bring gifts for the baby or parents.</li> <li>In <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>, baby showers are a common tradition.</li> <li>In <a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil">Brazil</a>, a party called "chá de bebê" (baby tea) is offered before birth.</li> <li>In <a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria">Bulgaria</a>, as a superstition, no baby gifts are given to the family before the baby's birth. However, family and friends give or send unsolicited gifts to the newborn baby, even if some babies are kept from the public for the first 40 days to prevent early infections.</li> <li>In <a href="/wiki/Culture_of_China" class="mw-redirect" title="Culture of China">Chinese</a> tradition a baby shower, <i>manyue</i> (满月), is held one month after the baby is born.</li> <li>In <a href="/wiki/Hmong_people" title="Hmong people">Hmong</a> culture, a baby shower is called "Puv Hli", and is held one month after the baby is born. A ceremony would be hosted by the paternal grandparents or the father to welcome the baby to the family by tying the baby's wrist with white yarn and/or strings.</li> <li>In <a href="/wiki/Costa_Rica" title="Costa Rica">Costa Rica</a>, a baby shower party is called <i>té de canastilla</i> ("<a href="/wiki/Basket" title="Basket">basket</a> <a href="/wiki/Tea_(meal)" title="Tea (meal)">tea</a>"), and multiple events are held for a single pregnancy for the family, co-workers, and friends.</li> <li>In <a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egypt</a> a baby shower is known as " Sebouh " (سبوع) (sebouh means week) which is usually celebrated one week after birth hence its name. This is usually celebrated with a DJ, much decoration, a food and candy buffet, activities and games.</li> <li>In <a href="/wiki/Guatemala" title="Guatemala">Guatemala</a>, only women attend this event. Middle-class women usually celebrate more than one baby shower (one with close friends, co-workers, family, etc.).</li> <li>In <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">Indian</a> tradition, they are called by different names depending on the family's community. <ul><li>In northern <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a> it is known as <i>godbharaai (filled lap)</i>, in the <a href="/wiki/Punjab" title="Punjab">Punjab</a> region, it is also known as "<i>reet</i>". In western India, especially <a href="/wiki/Maharashtra" title="Maharashtra">Maharashtra</a>, the celebration is known as <i>dohaaljewan</i>, and in <a href="/wiki/Odisha" title="Odisha">Odisha</a> it is called <i>saadhroshi</i>. In <a href="/wiki/West_Bengal" title="West Bengal">West Bengal</a>, in many places a party named "sadh" (সাধ) or "sadhbhokkhon" (সাধভক্ষণ) is observed on the seventh month of pregnancy. After this, the woman resides in her father's house instead of her husband's until the birth.</li> <li>In southern India, in <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a> and <a href="/wiki/Andhra_Pradesh" title="Andhra Pradesh">Andhra Pradesh</a> it is called <i><a href="/wiki/Seemantham" class="mw-redirect" title="Seemantham">seemantham</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Valaikaapu" title="Valaikaapu">valaikaapu</a></i> or <i>poochoottal</i>. The expecting mother wears bangles and is adorned with flowers.</li> <li>In <a href="/wiki/Karnataka" title="Karnataka">Karnataka</a> it is called <i>seemanta</i>(ಸೀಮಂತ) or <i>kubasa</i> (ಕುಬಸ). It is held when the woman is in her 5th, 7th, or 9th month of pregnancy.</li> <li>In coastal Karnataka, especially in Tulunadu (Tulu speaking region), the ceremony is also known as "baayake" ('ಬಾಯಕೆ'). Baayake in Tulu means desire. It is popularly considered that pregnant women crave fruits and eatables during the pregnancy period; and the ceremony was designed in the olden days to fulfill the desire or food cravings of the mother-to-be.</li> <li>Although these might be celebrated together, they are very different: <i>seemantham</i> is a religious ceremony, while <i>valaikappu</i> and <i>poochoottal</i> are purely social events much like Western baby showers. In a <i>valaikappu</i> or <i>poochoottal</i>, music is played and the expectant mother is decked in traditional attire with many flowers and garlands made of <a href="/wiki/Jasmine" title="Jasmine">jasmine</a> or <a href="/wiki/Jasminum_sambac" title="Jasminum sambac">mogra</a>. A swing is decorated with flowers of her choice, which she uses to sit and swing. At times, symbolic cut-outs of moons and stars are put up. The elderly ladies from the household and community shower blessings on the expectant mother and gifts are given to her.</li> <li>In <a href="/wiki/Gujarat" title="Gujarat">Gujarat</a>, it is known as <i>seemant</i> or <i>kholo bharyo</i>, a religious ritual for most Gujarati Hindus during the 5th or 7th month of pregnancy, usually only for the first child. The expectant mother can only go to her father's house for delivery after her <i>seemant</i>. They offer special prayer and food to the goddess "Randal, the wife of the Sun".</li> <li>In <a href="/wiki/Jain" class="mw-redirect" title="Jain">Jain</a> tradition, the baby shower ceremony is often called as "Shreemant". The expectant mother can go to her father's house in the 5th month of <a href="/wiki/Pregnancy" title="Pregnancy">pregnancy</a> and has to come back before the baby shower ceremony. After the ceremony the expectant mother cannot go back to her father's house. The ceremony is only performed on Sunday, Tuesday or Thursday of the seventh or ninth month of pregnancy. During the ceremony one of the practice is that the younger brother-in-law of the expectant mother dips his hands in <a href="/wiki/Kumkuma" title="Kumkuma">Kumkuma</a> water and slaps the expectant mother seven times on her cheeks and then the expectant mother slaps her younger brother-in-law seven times on his cheeks.</li> <li>In <a href="/wiki/Kerala" title="Kerala">Kerala</a> it is known as <i>pulikudi</i> or <i>vayattu pongala'</i>, and is practiced predominantly in the <a href="/wiki/Nair" title="Nair">Nair</a> community, though its popularity has spread to other Hindu sects over the years. On an auspicious day, after being massaged with homemade ayurvedic oil the woman has a customary bath with the help of the elderly women in the family. After this, the family deity is worshipped, invoking all the <i>paradevatas</i> (family deities) and a concoction of <a href="/wiki/Herbal" title="Herbal">herbal</a> medicines prepared traditionally, is given to the woman. She is dressed in new clothes and jewellery used for such occasions. A big difference in the western concept of baby shower and Hindu tradition is that the Hindu ceremony is a religious ceremony to pray for the baby's well-being. In most conservative families, gifts are bought for the mother-to-be but not the baby. The baby is showered with gifts only after birth.</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>In <a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iran</a>, a baby shower (<a href="/wiki/Persian_language" title="Persian language">Persian</a>:حمام زایمان) is also called a "sismooni party" (<a href="/wiki/Persian_language" title="Persian language">Persian</a>:جشن سیسمونی). It is celebrated 1–3 months before the baby's birth. Family and close friends give gifts intended for the baby such as a cot, toys, and baby clothes.</li> <li>In the <a href="/wiki/Islamic" class="mw-redirect" title="Islamic">Islamic</a> tradition of <a href="/wiki/Aqiqah" title="Aqiqah">Aqiqah</a>, an animal (such as a sheep) is slaughtered anytime after the birth, and the meat is distributed among relatives and the poor. The practice is considered <a href="/wiki/Sunnah" title="Sunnah">sunnah</a> and is not done universally.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In <a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a> a party is held when the expectant mother is three or four months pregnant. Marked by the revelation of the baby's gender to parents, friends, and relatives, this festive gathering features an array of food and music. Symbolically, colored balloons, either pink or blue, are released into the air, signifying the anticipated arrival of a baby girl or boy. Attendees express their well-wishes through the presentation of gifts to the soon-to-be parents; this tradition has been recently imported to Italy, where it was not celebrated before the early 2010s;</li> <li>In <a href="/wiki/Mongolia" title="Mongolia">Mongolia</a>, a baby shower is called "хүүхдийн угаалга" (huuhdyn ugaalga).</li> <li>In <a href="/wiki/Nepal" title="Nepal">Nepal</a> a baby shower is known as "dahi chiura khuwaune". The mother-to-be is given gifts from her elders and a meal is cooked for her according to her preferences. The pregnant mother is often invited by her relatives to eat meals with them. Pasni is a traditional celebration that often marks a baby boy's 6th month or a baby girl's fifth month, marking the transition to a diet higher in carbohydrates and allowing guests to bestow blessings, and money and other gifts.</li> <li>In <a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico" title="Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a>, a baby shower is celebrated anytime after other family members are made aware of the pregnancy, but typically during the last trimester. The grandmother, sisters, or friends of the pregnant mother organize the celebration and invite other relatives and friends. It is not common for men to attend baby showers. The "bendición" (blessing) is bestowed money and other gifts.</li> <li>In <a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Independent_States" title="Commonwealth of Independent States">Commonwealth of Independent States</a>, there are no baby showers, though some of the younger generation are starting to adopt the custom.</li> <li>In <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a>, a baby shower is called a <i>stork party</i> (named after the folk myth that a <a href="/wiki/White_stork#Storks_and_delivery_of_babies" title="White stork">white stork delivers babies</a>), and typically takes place during the mother's 6th month. Stork parties, usually not attended by men and often organized as a surprise for the mother, involve silliness such as dressing up, and mothers receive gifts of baby supplies.</li> <li>In <a href="/wiki/Vietnam" title="Vietnam">Vietnam</a>, as a superstition no baby shower should be planned before the baby arrives. The baby shower is only organized when it is one month old. The baby shower is known as “Đầy tháng” which means “one full month”. The party is usually organized by the baby’s parents and/or the grandparents (baby’s father’s side). Relatives and close friends are invited. Gifts are welcomed, but try to avoid white color material gifts such as white clothing, white towels, white cloths … (mourning color)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Baby_showers_for_fathers">Baby showers for fathers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baby_shower&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Baby showers for fathers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Some baby showers are directed <a href="/wiki/Dadchelor_party" title="Dadchelor party">at fathers</a>. These may be more oriented towards drinking beer, watching sports, fishing, or playing video games.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The primary nature of these gifts is diapers and/or diaper-related items.<sup id="cite_ref-st_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-st-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-miss-manners_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-miss-manners-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The organization of the diaper party is typically done by the friends of the father-to-be as a way of helping to prepare for the coming child. These parties may be held at local pubs/bars, a friend's house, or the soon-to-be grandfather's house.<sup id="cite_ref-st_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-st-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>, this is called <i>wetting the baby's head</i>, and is generally more common than baby showers. However, with the growth of American cultural influence – accelerated through celebrities via social media sites like <a href="/wiki/Instagram" title="Instagram">Instagram</a> – baby shower decorations are becoming more common in the United Kingdom.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Wetting the baby's head is traditionally when the father celebrates the birth by having a few drinks and getting drunk with a group of friends. </p><p>There has been some controversy over these, with <a href="/wiki/Judith_Martin" title="Judith Martin">Judith Martin</a> calling them a "monstrous imposition",<sup id="cite_ref-miss-manners_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-miss-manners-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> although she was referring to the attitude of demanding gifts and not necessarily the male version of a baby shower. </p><p>In Hungary, such an event is called a <i>milking party,</i> and is held by tradition in favor of the mother to be blessed with breast milk for the newborn. Practically, it is the last day-off of the father for some time as he is expected to stay home to help. No similar domestic custom exists for mothers, such as a baby shower. Gifts for the baby are given on the first visit to his/her home. This, due to health concerns, happens at the appropriate and suitable time for each counterpart. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Names_for_events">Names for events</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baby_shower&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Names for events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Baby_shower_buffet_(2011)-01.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Baby_shower_buffet_%282011%29-01.jpg/220px-Baby_shower_buffet_%282011%29-01.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Baby_shower_buffet_%282011%29-01.jpg/330px-Baby_shower_buffet_%282011%29-01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Baby_shower_buffet_%282011%29-01.jpg/440px-Baby_shower_buffet_%282011%29-01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="768" data-file-height="1024" /></a><figcaption>A buffet at a baby shower. The "cake" in the center of the table is made from disposable diapers.</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><i>Diaper shower</i> refers to a small-scale baby shower, generally for subsequent children, when the parents don't need as many baby supplies.<sup id="cite_ref-BabyCenterMurray2005_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BabyCenterMurray2005-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i>Grandma's shower</i> refers to a shower at which people bring items for the grandparents to keep at their house, such as a collapsible <a href="/wiki/Crib_(furniture)" class="mw-redirect" title="Crib (furniture)">crib</a> and a changing pad.<sup id="cite_ref-Hill2010_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hill2010-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i>Sprinkles</i> or <i>mistings</i> are small showers for a subsequent child, especially a child who is of a different gender than the previous offspring.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_5-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>A <i>sip and see party</i> is a celebration usually planned by the new parents after the baby's birth, so that friends and family can sip on refreshments and meet the new baby.</li> <li>An <i>adoption shower</i> is held to celebrate a child's adoption into a family.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_5-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Such events are called <i>welcome parties</i> when it's an older child being adopted rather than an infant.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baby_shower&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gender_reveal_party" title="Gender reveal party">Gender reveal party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maternity_package" title="Maternity package">Maternity package</a> (or baby box), another way for parents to acquire the necessities for their first child</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Postpartum_confinement" title="Postpartum confinement">Postpartum confinement</a>, a set of customs for mother and baby immediately following the birth</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simantonnayana" title="Simantonnayana">Simantonnayana</a>, a Hindu ritual similar to a baby shower</li></ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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