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IN GAZİANTEP

Baby born rituals are not different from normal traditions in Gaziantep .
Usually , after the birth , his / her relatives call a religious stuff which we call Ezan . Or they give gold jewelry to parents in order to use for baby .
After the name to be given to the newborn baby is decided , it is time to whisper this name in the baby ' s ear . The oldest in the family whispers his name in the baby ' s ear .
According to our traditions , 40 days after the child is born , I mean , the day when the child is forty days , is very important . He / she is bathed for the first time when the baby is forty days .
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