Sunday, February 19, 2017

"In Bali, Babies Are Believed Too Holy to Touch the Earth " NYTimes.com

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"Before three months, babies are considered holy," said Robert Lemelson, an anthropologist who teaches at the University of California, Los Angeles. "Their spirits still belong to the divine and are taken care of by their nyama..."

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