Times they are a Changing ! 11th February 2012

Bali Cultural Ceremony and Ritual .......Joel has a new baby on the way and due date is 1 April 2012 .....The father allows his hair to grow during the pregnancy and does not cut it until after the baby is born and the umbilical stump has fallen off.Finally the baby is born. First the father washes the amniotic and the placenta. These are wrapped in white cloth and put in a pot together with a little bit of the blood, some flowers and the traditional Chinese coins. The pot with its contents is buried in the ground on the right (boy) or the left (girl) side of the entrance of the house, then covered with a stone from the river and topped with a young plant or tree. When the remaining piece of the umbilical cord on the baby’s body falls off, it is kept in a small silver box, decorated with traditional symbols. The items buried together with the umbilical cord will be the four companions of the young child and protect him for the rest of his life. Photo at the top of Nyang Nyang with Joel and face for radio  . How things have change . We the Hollywoodhoy gang and The Bukit boys wish him all the support and best .