What is the first thing that happens at a Hindu birth ceremony?
The baby is washed.
A prayer is spoken.
What is put on the baby's tongue in Hindu birth ceremonies?
Honey and ghee
Honey and lemon
Water
The symbol AUM is written on the baby's tongue in Hindu birth ceremonies. What does AUM represent?
Beginning of life.
Beginning of all prayers.
Beginning of peace.
If the baby is a boy, before what age must his hair be cut off (in Hinduism)?
6 months
8 years
5 years
In Hindu birth ceremonies, who suggests the baby's name?
The priest.
The baby's father.
The oldest woman in the baby's family.
In Islamic birth ceremonies, which prayer is spoken?
The Adhaan.
Salat al-fajr
After a baby's birth, how many days old should it be before its hair is cut off?
5 days
7 days
6 days
What happens to the baby's hair, when it is cut off?
It is weighed and then transferred into money for the family.
It is weighed and then transferred into money for the poor.
It is kept safe for when the baby has grown up.
In a christening, which substance is used to draw a cross on the baby's head?
Oil
Honey
How many times is water poured over the baby's head?
Once
Twice
Three times
In whose names is the water poured over the baby's head?
In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost.
In the name of the Lord, the Father and the Son.
