TRADITIONAL DIVERSITY | Page 15

IN BALIKESİR

➢ After the birth , the mother does not go out for 30 days . She stays at home and takes care of her baby .
Predictions are made about the future of the child ' s hands based on the condition at the time of birth . For example , it is believed that if his hands are raised to his ears , he will be a great man in the future and if he moves his hands as if he is looking for something as soon as he is born , he will be benign .
While the baby ’ s umbilical cord is cut after birth , a name “ göbek adı ” is given to baby by the midwife .

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