tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179951681765633647.post3465852595858621119..comments2024-03-16T15:22:37.466+03:00Comments on Star of the East: Old Baby TraditionsStaroftheEasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03183267513333302458noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179951681765633647.post-27284027550882349042022-03-22T20:09:56.479+03:002022-03-22T20:09:56.479+03:00Thanks for your comment, of course we know the Tur...Thanks for your comment, of course we know the Turkish name, beşik is a commen name here in Turkey, but this blogpost was written in English.StaroftheEasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03183267513333302458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179951681765633647.post-83314392295270509122021-10-31T08:42:15.768+03:002021-10-31T08:42:15.768+03:00In Kurdish this crib is called "bêşke" ب...In Kurdish this crib is called "bêşke" بێشکە, in Turkish "beşik". It's a bit weird that you write about an object of another culture, but you don't know it's name.Andreashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04464926533074114730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179951681765633647.post-76662053491505300512017-01-23T00:08:03.049+03:002017-01-23T00:08:03.049+03:00I have one that my Grandmother brought from Turkey...I have one that my Grandmother brought from Turkey many years ago<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17896593252013453571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179951681765633647.post-50670483030191534462016-02-19T17:56:45.249+02:002016-02-19T17:56:45.249+02:00Interesting techniques :))) I've also been swa...Interesting techniques :))) I've also been swaddeled when I was a baby because my mother belived that I will end up bowlegged :)) Guess what- I am bowlegged anyway :P :)) Ps: I never knew what the Evil Eye was- I always taught it was some kind of demon in the arabic religion. From blogpost to blogpost (swaddling, etc) I found out how it's actually translate and that I've been knowing it like forever :)) AToMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09301634048786995871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179951681765633647.post-50781399659755448062016-02-19T12:35:52.148+02:002016-02-19T12:35:52.148+02:00So interesting story. In Ukraine also were cribs s...So interesting story. In Ukraine also were cribs similar to these.Nyutahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07962456514954962171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179951681765633647.post-72992130646451516532016-02-19T09:47:58.679+02:002016-02-19T09:47:58.679+02:00Karin, with distracting I meant entertaining, prev...Karin, with distracting I meant entertaining, prevent them from crying, nothing bad :) StaroftheEasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03183267513333302458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179951681765633647.post-86721411217093685752016-02-19T07:51:39.592+02:002016-02-19T07:51:39.592+02:00The tradition of distracting the babies shocked me...The tradition of distracting the babies shocked me.<br />But the cribs are wonderful and I'm sure my girls would like the doll version for their "babies"! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05532575719822710167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179951681765633647.post-66216670713761206682016-02-18T22:52:44.173+02:002016-02-18T22:52:44.173+02:00I love all the cribs, not practical maybe, but bea...I love all the cribs, not practical maybe, but beautiful!<br />Had no idea about that tradition, having the babies tied to the bed. Maybe the ones who where in there too long were babies that did not complain or cry that much (less reason to pick them up)?Tina Lindholm Kanervahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14187043130777058141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179951681765633647.post-88582563725401018642016-02-18T22:15:19.006+02:002016-02-18T22:15:19.006+02:00Even just reading about tying a baby to the crib m...Even just reading about tying a baby to the crib makes me want to wiggle. It was a cruel tradition but I am sure the intention was not cruel but had practical, although not well thought, reasons. Fortunately child raring and bearing has developed a lot the past 30-40 years.BHB Kidstylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218448766919552874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179951681765633647.post-11839547906326490372016-02-18T22:03:55.877+02:002016-02-18T22:03:55.877+02:00I guess to make them sleepy? Yes with all that we ...I guess to make them sleepy? Yes with all that we do it is a wonder that we have such an overflowing amount of people.StaroftheEasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03183267513333302458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179951681765633647.post-52256766840359315692016-02-18T22:02:46.968+02:002016-02-18T22:02:46.968+02:00No the flat head was not a fashion lol, merely the...No the flat head was not a fashion lol, merely the bad result of this tradition.StaroftheEasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03183267513333302458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179951681765633647.post-50330419137506942752016-02-18T21:29:27.580+02:002016-02-18T21:29:27.580+02:00I sure wouldn't like to be strapped like that....I sure wouldn't like to be strapped like that...but maybe when you're a baby you don't care? Also maybe it was to prevent sudden infant death? Or was the "flat" head a fashion thing? Nathaliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133546467823907235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179951681765633647.post-48397521155781492452016-02-18T21:26:32.241+02:002016-02-18T21:26:32.241+02:00oh wow, quite the horror story!
Although, here in ...oh wow, quite the horror story!<br />Although, here in France, they used to put red wine in baby bottles, because... because... I'm sure there was a magical reason to that, but this also made some children blind and very sick.<br />Sometimes I wonder how humans are still alive ^^'Stephanie Kilgasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822597102091771105noreply@blogger.com