Child ’ s Umbilical Cord ;
In the same way that there is a belief that the food and drink a pregnant woman consumes , and the people , animals and things she looks at all affect the child , the same belief applies to the relation between the child and the umbilical cord and placenta . That is why the child ’ s umbilical cord cannot be thrown away haphazardly without , it is believed , influencing the infant ’ s future , employment and life .
In Mersin , in the light of this belief , the umbilical cord is buried in the courtyard of a mosque . ( For the child to be a devout person ). In Ankara is thrown over a wall or into a school garden . ( For the child to be an educated person ) and in Bursa is buried in a stable . ( For the child to be an animal lover ) or is thrown into water . ( For the child to search for his / her destiny elsewhere )
The idea of the “ mother-snatcher ” or “ baby-snatcher ”;
The mother or baby-snatcher is conceived of as disturbing women and newborn babies during accouchement and sometimes even killing them , and may be referred to as “ al ”, “ cazı ”, “ cadı ”, “ al anası ”, “ al kızı ”, “ al karası ”, “ koncoloz ”, “ goncoloz ”, and “ kara koncoloz ”.
People in Ankara resort to a number of practices to protect against the mother or baby-snatcher , who is believed to live in stables , haylofts , mills , deserted ruins , wells , water sources and places where women in accouchement and newborn babies are left alone . Some of these practices are ;
- Hanging brooms , Koran , onion , garlic , and blue beads believed to protect against the evil eye in the room where the woman and newborn baby lie ,
-Inserting a needle or packing needle under the pillow of the woman or newborn baby Emir SAL